HC Deb 23 January 2002 vol 378 c882W
Mr. Hendry

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many pensioners in Wealden receive the free television licence for people over 75 years of age. [29713]

Dr. Howells

TV Licensing, which administers for the BBC as licensing authority the free television licence scheme, is not able to provide geographical breakdowns of the number of free licences issued. However, estimates based on the 1991 Census indicate that there were approximately 9,000 people aged 75 or over in the Wealden constituency.