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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-04-30more like thismore than 2024-04-30
answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 217 more like this
answering dept short name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Television Licences: Fees and Charges more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of the trend of a decline in the number of broadcast television viewers, what assessment they have made of the future of the licence fee. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Truscott more like this
uin HL4246 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-05-17more like thismore than 2024-05-17
answer text <p>His Majesty’s Government believes that there are challenges regarding the sustainability of the current licence fee funding model, and is therefore conducting a review of it.</p><p>As the terms of reference for that review note, the broadcasting sector is evolving rapidly, and members of the public have much more choice about how, when, and where they access content. The review will look at the sustainability of the BBC’s current funding model, and assess how alternative models could help secure the corporation’s long-term sustainability amid an evolving media landscape, increased competition, and changing audience behaviour, while reducing the burden on licence fee-payers.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-05-17T11:45:36.02Zmore like thismore than 2024-05-17T11:45:36.02Z
answering member
4728
label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay more like this
tabling member
3682
label Biography information for Lord Truscott more like this