BBC Funding Debate
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Lord Shipley
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Lord Shipley (LD)
My Lords, in her Statement, the Secretary of State said that she
“had to be realistic about the economic situation facing households up and down the country.”—[Official Report, Commons, 17/1/22; col. 39.]
What consideration might the Government give to introducing a rebate scheme for those on lower incomes, as applies with council tax, so that the licence fee might better reflect the ability to pay?
Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con)
I will take the noble Lord’s interesting point back to the department and discuss it with my colleagues there.