§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what proposals she has to change the working of the concessionary scheme so that eligibility 93W for concessionary TV licences is not lost when someone under 60 years moves into the beneficiary's sheltered housing. [926]
§ Dr. HowellsOn 9 April this year, the Government announced their intention to introduce measures to preserve the rights of beneficiaries of the Accommodation for Residential Care concessionary television licence scheme who remain in accommodation provided or managed by a local authority, a housing association or a development corporation, when the social mix or the level of warden cover change. We are consulting with the BBC on the formulation of the necessary amendments to the regulations governing the concessionary scheme.