United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 571
Television Licences: Older People
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11 February 2020
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18 February 2020 · Answer
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18 February 2020
Summary
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking with the BBC to ensure the continuation of the provision of free TV licences for people aged over 75.
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11 February 2020
Written question
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking with the BBC to ensure the continuation of the provision of free TV licences for people aged over 75.
Source: Commons
18 February 2020
Answer
The future of the over 75 licence fee concession is the responsibility of the BBC from June 2020. This reform was subject to public discussion and debated extensively during the passage of the Digital Economy Act 2017 through Parliament. The Government is...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-02-11/571
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1177756
- uk · wq-1177756 · source updated 18 February 2020