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1700250

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Television Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the expenditure on TV licence reminder letters was in each year since 2020.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	21106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>Under the Communications Act 2003, the BBC is responsible for the collection and enforcement of the licence fee, not the Government. The BBC’s role in enforcing the Licence Fee is set out in the Royal Charter. The BBC carries this out under the trading name TV Licensing.</p><p>Data on the cost of licence fee collection for TV Licensing is contained in their published annual reviews. The cost of collection data does contain partial disaggregation into different cost categories, however exact data on the cost of administering TV licence reminder letters is unavailable.</p><p>Further information on costs and administering the licence fee can be found directly on the TV Licensing website: <a href="https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/about/our-performance-AB6" target="_blank">https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/about/our-performance-AB6</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 19/04/2024 11:38:11 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1679683

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Television Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many black and white television licenses were issued by the Television Licensing Authority in each local authority area in 2023.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	8005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2024 answer text <p>The BBC is responsible for the collection and enforcement of the licence fee, and the Government therefore does not hold information on this issue.</p><p>The BBC’s 2022/23 Annual Report and Accounts can be found <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/documents/ara-2022-23.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 12/01/2024 14:32:40 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1655785

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Television Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had recent discussions with TV Licensing on the effectiveness of their policy on sending letters to people who have already told them they do not need a TV licence.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	195645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>Ministers regularly talk to the BBC about a range of issues, including licence fee enforcement.</p><p>Under the Communications Act 2003 the BBC is responsible for the collection and enforcement of the licence fee, not the Government. Given the BBC’s independence from government it would not be appropriate for the Government to seek to intervene on operational decisions on enforcement action. Nonetheless, the Government expects the BBC to collect the licence fee in an efficient and proportionate manner, and to treat all vulnerable people with sensitivity in doing so.</p><p>The TV Licensing website advises households that have recently completed a No Licence Needed declaration to ignore letters from TV Licensing asking them to buy a TV Licence. It also states that a No Licence Needed declaration is valid for two years, and that after this time, letters will be sent unless a household reconfirms its declaration.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 08/09/2023 10:30:53 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1644923

registered interest
date	08/06/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Television Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans she has for the future of the TV licence.
tabling member constituency	South Basildon and East Thurrock
tabling member printed	Stephen Metcalfe
uin	905431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2023 answer text <p>The BBC's funding model faces major challenges to its sustainability due to changes in the way people consume media.</p><p>We remain committed to reviewing the licence fee model ahead of the next Charter period to explore the potential for alternative ways to ensure the BBC remains appropriately funded over the long-term.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 905436 question first answered 15/06/2023 10:39:50 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4092 label Biography information for Stephen Metcalfe

1644927

registered interest
date	08/06/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Television Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If she will take steps to end the TV licence.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	905436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2023 answer text <p>The BBC's funding model faces major challenges to its sustainability due to changes in the way people consume media.</p><p>We remain committed to reviewing the licence fee model ahead of the next Charter period to explore the potential for alternative ways to ensure the BBC remains appropriately funded over the long-term.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 905431 question first answered 15/06/2023 10:39:50 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

531452

registered interest
date	01/07/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Television Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring at least 50 per cent of the licence fees raised in each region to be spent in that region on programme commissioning.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	41604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p>The recently published White Paper addresses concerns that were raised during our public consultation by the devolved nations and some English regions. The Government has made detailed proposals which ensure that the BBC is accountable to licence fee payers in all nations and regions in the UK through a clear focus on the BBC’s obligations in the new operating licence regime, clear board-level responsibilities, and a continued commitment to the out-of-London production targets.</p><p>Budgeting and commissioning decisions are editorial matters for the BBC.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 07/07/2016 14:36:54 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

523871

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Television Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the amount charged to the deceased by TV Licensing in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	39915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>TV Licensing (TVL) should be notified when a licence fee holder dies. If the person making the notice has previously been covered by the licence, it will be transferred into their name. If an executor or family member notifies TVL that a property is now vacant, the licence is cancelled, and a refund is made to the deceased’s estate.</p><p>In the case of an over-75s licence, TVL is informed by the Department of Work and Pensions of deaths of those aged over 75. In this case, TVL will write to the licensed address to inform anyone living with the deceased that the licence will cover the occupants until the licence term expires.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/06/2016 10:50:52 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

459840

registered interest
date	11/03/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Television Licences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the appropriate level for the BBC licence fee and of the case for that level being recommended by an independent regulator.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL6942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2016 answer text <p>The BBC Charter Review Consultation Paper, published in July 2015, set out the issues for consideration in Charter Review, including questions about how the BBC is funded. The Government will set out its proposals in the forthcoming White Paper, but remains clear that the licence fee is a tax and therefore should ultimately be decided by Ministers. The level of the licence fee will be agreed once questions on the BBC's scope and purposes, have been agreed.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 24/03/2016 12:33:08 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill

444149

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Television Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what was the number of households with black and white television licences per thousand households in (a) the UK as a whole and (b) in Northern Ireland in (i) 2012 and (ii) 2015.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	22132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2016 answer text <p>According to TV Licensing, the number of households with black and white television licences per thousand households in the UK was 0.64 in 2012 and 0.38 in 2015; and in Northern Ireland was 1.57 in 2012, and 0.98 in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 15/01/2016 11:38:01 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

426492

registered interest
date	05/11/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Television Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many television licenses were purchased in each region and constituent part of the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	15163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>The estimated number of television licences in force over last five years is contained in the table below (answers given in millions).</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>(Million)</p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>20.90</p></td><td><p>21.01</p></td><td><p>21.09</p></td><td><p>21.26</p></td><td><p>21.26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>0.66</p></td><td><p>0.67</p></td><td><p>0.67</p></td><td><p>0.67</p></td><td><p>0.68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>2.20</p></td><td><p>2.20</p></td><td><p>2.21</p></td><td><p>2.22</p></td><td><p>2.21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.26</p></td><td><p>1.26</p></td><td><p>1.27</p></td><td><p>1.27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Channel Islands &amp; Isle of Man</p></td><td><p>0.09</p></td><td><p>0.09</p></td><td><p>0.09</p></td><td><p>0.09</p></td><td><p>0.09</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>25.10</p></td><td><p>25.23</p></td><td><p>25.34</p></td><td><p>25.42</p></td><td><p>25.51</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Please note that:</p><ul><li>TV Licensing reports on the number of TV licences ‘in force’. The exact number of licences in force varies on a daily basis as people will be buying new licences and some will terminate payment schemes before full payment has been made.</li><li>Estimated figures have been calculated by applying the proportion of licensed premises to the total number of licences in force.</li><li>The number of licences premises is different to the number of licences in force as, in some cases, a premises may need more than one licence.</li><li>These figures exclude concessionary licences for those living in residential care.</li></ul> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 10/11/2015 17:47:25 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah