§ Mr. RosindellTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many pensioners in Romford benefit from(a) the Winter Fuel Allowance and (b) free television licences. [6272]
§ Mr. McCartneyLast winter, 2000–01, around 15,500 winter fuel payments were made, to people aged 60 or over, in Romford.
The BBC is responsible for the administration of the free television licence scheme, and we understand that a geographical distribution of the number of free licences issued is not available. However, we estimate that 5,700 people aged over 75 years old (who may benefit from a free television licence) live in Romford.