§ Mr. WeirTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what criteria sheltered housing complexes must meet to be exempt from payment of a television licence. [27167]
§ Dr. HowellsNo sheltered housing schemes are exempt from payment of the television licence fee. However, under the Accommodation for Residential Care concessionary licence scheme, a special licence, at a fee of £5 per unit of accommodation, is available for residents in sheltered housing schemes which:
(a) form part of a group of at least four dwellings within a common and exclusive boundary (though up to 25 per cent. of units in a scheme can be properties purchased under the 'right to buy' legislation);
(b) are provided for occupation by disabled persons, mentally disordered persons or retired persons aged 60 years or more;
(c) are provided or managed by a local authority, a housing association or a development corporation; and
(d) have a person (for example a warden) whose function is to care for the needs of the residents and who either lives on site or works there for at least 30 hours a week.
§ Mr. WeirTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many households in Angus(a) pay the full television licence, (b) pay a reduced licence fee and (c) receive a free television licence. [27168]
§ Dr. HowellsTV Licensing, which administers for the BBC as Licensing Authority the concessionary arrangements, including the free licence scheme for the over-75s, is not able to provide geographical breakdowns of the number of licences issued. However, estimates based on the 1991 Census indicate that, out of approximately 76,000 people living in the Angus constituency, about 5,700 were aged 75 or over.
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§ Mr. RandallTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many households in the Uxbridge constituency(a) pay for a television licence and (b) receive a free licence. [27264]
§ Dr. HowellsTV Licensing, which administers for the BBC as Licensing Authority the free television licence concession for the over-75s, is not able to provide geographical breakdowns of the number of free licences issued. However, estimates based on the 1991 Census indicate that, out of approximately 76,100 people living in the Uxbridge constituency, about 4,800 were aged 75 or over.
§ John CryerTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many residents of the London borough of Havering are in receipt of free television licences. [27222]
§ Dr. HowellsTV Licensing, which administers for the BBC as Licensing Authority the free television licence concession for the over-75s, is not able to provide details of the number of free licences issued by local authority area. However, 1991 Census figures indicate that there were approximately 14,200 residents of the London borough of Havering aged 75 years or over.
§ Mrs. GillanTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many households in Chesham and Amersham(a) pay a television licence and (b) receive a free licence. [27121]
§ Dr. HowellsTV Licensing, which administers for the BBC as Licensing Authority the free television licence concession for the over-75s, is not able to provide geographical breakdowns of the number of free licences issued. However, estimates based on the 1991 Census indicate that, out of approximately 88,900 people living in the Chesham and Amersham constituency, about 5,900 were aged 75 or over.
§ Mr. HepburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many households in south Tyneside(a) pay for a television licence and (b) receive a free licence. [25924]
§ Dr. HowellsTV Licensing, which administers for the BBC as Licensing Authority the free television licence concession for the over-75s, is not able to provide details of the number of licences issued by local authority area. However, 1991 Census figures record 64,173 households in the metropolitan borough of south Tyneside, of which 8,199 included a person aged 75 years or over.