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Television: Licensing

Volume 459: debated on Wednesday 25 April 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much the Government spent to provide free television licences to pensioners in each year since 1997. (132910)

The information requested is in the following table.

Years (outturn)

Cash terms (£ million)

2000-01

306

2001-02

365

2002-03

374

2003-04

412

2004-05

435

2005-06

461

2006-071

483

1Estimated outturn

Notes:

1. Free TV licences were introduced in year 2000 to people over 75 years of age.

2. Figures are for UK and they are rounded to the nearest £ million.

Source:

DWP Expenditure tables consistent with Budget 2007