To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many households in Leeds, Leeds West constituency receive a free television licence. (295358)

Free television licences are administered for people aged 75 or over by TV Licensing as agents for the BBC. This is a matter for the BBC and my Department does not hold this information. I understand that the BBC cannot provide a breakdown of the licences distributed by constituency, but rather stores this information by postcode.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many households in (a) Derbyshire and (b) North East Derbyshire receive a free television licence. (294844)

Free television licences are administered for people aged 75 or over by TV Licensing as agents for the BBC. This is a matter for the BBC and my Department does not hold this information. I understand that the BBC cannot provide a breakdown of the licences distributed by county, but rather stores this information by postcode.