HL Deb 22 October 2003 vol 653 c177WA
Lord Taylor of Warwick

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many prisoners are serving sentences for non-payment of television licences. [HL4532]

The Minister of State, Home Office (Baroness Scotland of Asthal)

On 30 April 2003, the number of males and females in Prison Service establishments in England and Wales for defaulting on the payment of a fine for using television without a licence was one.