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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-09-08more like thismore than 2015-09-08
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Television Licences: Non-payment more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) women and (b) men were found to be using a television without a licence by inspectors in the most recent year for which information is available; and what proportion of (i) women and (ii) men were subsequently prosecuted for a television licence offence. more like this
tabling member constituency Shipley more like this
tabling member printed
Philip Davies remove filter
uin 9560 remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p /> <p>According to TV Licensing's data, in 2014 232,290 women and 114,347 men were interviewed under caution by TV Licensing officers in the course of investigating TV licence offences.</p><p> </p><p>The number of people prosecuted for licence fee evasion in 2014 is published here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428943/cjs-outcomes-by-offence-data-tool.xls" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428943/cjs-outcomes-by-offence-data-tool.xls</a> From “offence” drop down list select 191A Television licence evasion. From “sex” drop down list select the male or female.</p><p> </p><p>In 2014 11 men and 28 women were committed to prison for non-payment of a fine where the registered fine was for non-payment of the TV Licence. The average time spent in prison was 18 days for men and 20 days for women.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire more like this
answering member printed Andrew Selous more like this
grouped question UIN 9632 more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-09-16T10:42:03.813Zmore like thismore than 2015-09-16T10:42:03.813Z
answering member
1453
label Biography information for Andrew Selous more like this
tabling member
1565
label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies more like this