asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he is satisfied with the arrangements by which retired people, living in certain types of accommodation, are eligible for concessionary television licences.

There are some anomalies in the present arrangements; but there are bound to be anomalies around the borders of any concessionary arrangement of this kind, and we believe we should create as many anomalies as we removed if we were to change the criteria in the existing regulations for qualifying for the concession. The matter has, however, been drawn to the attention of the Committee on the Future of Broadcasting.