United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 3870
Television Licences: Older People
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15 January 2020
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20 January 2020 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effect of the policy to no longer fund free TV licences for people aged over 75 on loneliness among older people.
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15 January 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effect of the policy to no longer fund free TV licences for people aged over 75 on loneliness among older people.
Source: Commons
20 January 2020
Answer
Following the licence fee settlement agreement in 2015, the future of the over 75s concession and how it is funded is the responsibility of the BBC, not of the government.The government is disappointed with the BBC's decision to restrict the over 75 licen...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-01-15/3870
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1171137
- uk · wq-1171137 · source updated 20 January 2020