Covid-19: Television Licences

Lord Fowler Excerpts
Tuesday 2nd June 2020

(4 years, 5 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Barran Portrait Baroness Barran
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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.

Lord Fowler Portrait The Lord Speaker (Lord Fowler)
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My Lords, the time allowed for this Question has elapsed.