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1419376

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Television Licences: Fees and Charges
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 effect of freezing the TV Licence fee until 2024 on the BBC’s educational output.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL5908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the BBC’s educational output is an important element of its public purpose. The BBC’s educational offer over lockdown was a demonstration of public service broadcasting at its best and has made a big difference to millions of children across the UK while schools are closed.</p><p>The BBC will receive £23 billion over the rest of this Charter period, allowing it to deliver its mission and public purposes and to continue doing what it does best. The Royal Charter requires the BBC to provide specialist educational content to help support learning for children and teenagers across the United Kingdom.</p><p>As the BBC is operationally and editorially independent it is up to the BBC to decide how it spends its licence fee settlement. The Government wants to see it deliver the best quality services and output possible with the funding it receives from the public.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 16/02/2022 17:24:42 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

1418907

registered interest
date	01/02/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Television Licences: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 31 January (HL5527), whether they will now answer the question put, namely, further to the tweet by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on 16 January where she stated that “this licence fee announcement will be the last”, whether they intend this to be the last time the BBC licence fee is renewed.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL5826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>The Secretary of State’s announcement to Parliament on 17 January made clear that this was the start of the process and that no decisions have been taken at this stage.</p><p><br>The statement can be seen on <a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2022-01-17/debates/7E590668-43C9-43D8-9C49-9D29B8530977/BBCFunding" target="_blank">Hansard</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 15/02/2022 13:49:01 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1416971

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Television Licences: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the level of public support for the television licence fee.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	112541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>The licence fee funding model was last considered as part of Charter Review 2015-16. The BBC Charter Review consultation received over 192,000 responses and found the majority of respondents did not want to see a change in the way that the BBC is funded: 60% thought the current licence fee model did not need to be changed.</p><p>As a result, the government has committed to maintain the current licence fee funding model for the duration of this eleven year Charter period, until 2027.</p><p>However, as the Secretary of State has said, due to the changing landscape of the broadcasting sector and viewing trends, it is time to begin asking serious questions about the long-term funding model of the BBC. The Government will therefore undertake a review of the overall licence fee model and those discussions will begin shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 03/02/2022 08:59:58 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1404492

registered interest
date	19/01/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Television Licences: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many people over 75 years of age (a) have been (i) fined, (ii) arrested, (iii) imprisoned and (b) are subject to legal action for non payment of their television licence.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	107594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2022 answer text <p>Responsibility for collecting and enforcing the Licence Fee is the responsibility of the BBC. The BBC has confirmed that no enforcement action has been taken against over-75s for TV licence evasion at this stage.</p><p>The Secretary of State has been clear that the BBC must ensure that it supports those affected by its decision on the over-75s concession and we expect them to do so with the utmost sensitivity.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 24/01/2022 12:05:45 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1404673

registered interest
date	19/01/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Television Licences: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the tweet by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on 16 January where she stated that “this licence fee announcement will be the last”, whether they intend this to be the last time the BBC licence fee is renewed.
tabling member printed	Lord Birt
uin	HL5527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government has committed to maintain the current licence fee funding model for the duration of this 11-year Charter period, i.e. until 2027.</p><p>As the Secretary of State has made clear, we will be reviewing the licence fee funding model well in advance of the next Charter period.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 31/01/2022 15:00:16 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	2533 label Biography information for Lord Birt

1404099

registered interest
date	18/01/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Television Licences: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what impact the freezing of the licence fee will have on funding for the BBC World Service.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	106713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2022 answer text <p>The BBC will continue to receive billions in public funding every year.</p><p>The government recognises the vital role that the BBC World Service plays across the globe.</p><p>The Secretary of State has made it clear to the BBC that it should continue to make a substantive investment from the licence fee into the World Service to ensure that it continues to effectively reflect the United Kingdom, its culture and values to the world - in English and through its language services.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 25/01/2022 16:35:42 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1403725

registered interest
date	17/01/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Television Licences: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to replace the BBC licence fee with a subscription service.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL5463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government has committed to maintain the current licence fee funding model for the duration of this 11-year Charter period, i.e. until 2027.</p><p>As the Secretary of State has made clear, we will be reviewing the licence fee funding model well in advance of the next Charter period.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 31/01/2022 14:58:20 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1285228

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Television Licences: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has had discussions with the BBC on the reason for the increase in the TV licence fee; and whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that pensioners are not subject to such increases.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	151714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government has honoured the commitment made to the BBC during the last licence fee funding settlement negotiations in 2015 to increase the licence fee in line with inflation. The BBC’s Royal Charter (cl 43.1) required the Secretary of State to make a settlement agreement which covered the period 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2022.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The CPI increase was agreed as part of the wider settlement during which the BBC accepted responsibility for the Over 75s TV Licence Fee concession from June 2020. The Government is disappointed with the BBC's decision to restrict the over 75 licence fee concession to only those in receipt of pension credit. We recognise the value of free TV licences for over-75s and believe they should be funded by the BBC.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Secretary of State will make future decisions about the level of the licence fee following discussions with the BBC on the next settlement, which the Charter states must cover the period from 1st April 2022 for at least the next 5 years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 15/02/2021 12:22:21 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1255911

registered interest
date	26/11/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Television Licences: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to make an assessment of the effectiveness of the TV licence fee.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Marco Longhi
uin	121392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2020 answer text <p>The BBC’s funding model is agreed with the BBC as part of the Royal Charter. It was last considered as part of Charter Review 2015-16, following which the Government committed to maintain the licence fee funding model for the BBC for the duration of the current Charter period, until 2027.</p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the BBC and the wider public service broadcasting system adapt to a fast changing market, remaining at the heart of our world class TV sector. We have been clear that, ahead of the next Charter Review process, we will undertake a detailed look at the future of the TV licence model itself.</p><p>The Government recently announced the formal opening of the process to agree the level of the licence fee from 2022. This will determine the BBC and S4C’s public funding for at least 5 years from April 2022. The full announcement can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/negotiations-on-the-future-cost-of-the-tv-licence-kick-off" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/negotiations-on-the-future-cost-of-the-tv-licence-kick-off</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 02/12/2020 15:49:18 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4789 label Biography information for Marco Longhi

1252047

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Television Licences: Fees and Charges
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce legislation to decriminalise non-payment of the TV licence fee.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hoey
uin	HL10342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2020 answer text <p>The government believes that it is right to look again at whether the criminal sanction remains appropriate for TV licence fee evasion given ongoing concerns about whether the criminal sanction is unfair and disproportionate.</p><p>In February 2020, we launched a public consultation on decriminalising TV licence evasion.</p><p>The consultation closed in April after receiving over 150,000 responses. We will listen carefully to those that have responded before setting out our next steps.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 20/11/2020 14:00:31 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey