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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-10more like thismore than 2019-06-10
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 remove filter
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading Television Licences: Older People 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 Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the number of pensioners who will be affected by the BBC's decision to charge people aged over 75 for tv licences. more like this
tabling member constituency Vale of Clwyd more like this
tabling member printed
Chris Ruane more like this
uin 262262 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-06-13more like thisremove minimum value filter
answer text <p>The BBC is responsible for the collection and enforcement of the licence fee. It estimates that 4.5 million pensioner households are eligible for the existing over 75 licence fee concession. It estimates that 900,000 households will continue to receive a free TV licence from 2020/21, rising to 1.5 million households if all pensioners eligible take up Pension Credit.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Stourbridge more like this
answering member printed Margot James more like this
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answering member
4115
label Biography information for Margot James more like this
tabling member
534
label Biography information for Chris Ruane more like this