§ Mr. NormanTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many staff were employed by the TV Licensing Agency in each year since 1997. [100456]
§ Dr. HowellsThe information requested is not held centrally. The BBC has statutory responsibility for the administration of the television licensing system but the day to day administration is contracted out to several organisations, operating jointly as TV Licensing. The number of staff employed by each of those contractors to fulfil the terms of their contracts is a matter for them.