Covid-19: Television Licences Debate

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Department: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Lord Fowler

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Covid-19: Public Transport

Covid-19: Television Licences

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EU: Plans for No Deal
Tuesday 2nd June 2020

(3 years, 11 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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The Government are not removing free TV from older pensioners. The Government struck a deal with the BBC over the licence fee settlement in 2015 which was described by the director-general— the noble Lord, Lord Hall—as providing the BBC with financial stability. That is how we understood the situation and continue to do so.

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My Lords, the time allowed for this Question has elapsed.

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