HC Deb 31 January 2001 vol 362 cc225-6W
Mr. Donohoe

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many representations(a) his Department and (b) TV Licensing have received from (i) hon. Members and (ii) members of the public on the conduct of TV Licensing. [147609]

Janet Anderson

The Department does not record the subject matter of correspondence received in such a way as to enable the information requested to be provided in full. However, during the calendar year 2000 the Department received over 80 representations from hon. Members about correspondence received from TV Licensing or the activities of that organisation. A number of representations were also received from members of the public on these subjects.

TV Licensing carries out the administration of the television licensing system as an agent for the BBC. According to information provided by the BBC, during the calendar year 2000 TV Licensing received 45,095 representations. Separate figures for Members of Parliament are not readily available.