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UIN 7613

Television Licences: Older People

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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24 January 2020

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29 January 2020 · Answer

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29 January 2020

Summary

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives from the BBC on the decision to remove the free TV licence for pensioners aged 75 and over.

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  1. 24 January 2020

    Written question

    To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent discussions he has had with representatives from the BBC on the decision to remove the free TV licence for pensioners aged 75 and over.

    Source: Commons

  2. 29 January 2020

    Answer

    The Secretary of State has met with the Chairman of the BBC Board and the Director-General of the BBC and asked them to do more to help those affected by the BBC’s decision. The Government is disappointed with the BBC's decision to restrict the over 75 li...

    Source: Written answer

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