Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many television licenses were purchased in each region and constituent part of the UK in each of the last five years.
The estimated number of television licences in force over last five years is contained in the table below (answers given in millions).
(Million) | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 |
England | 20.90 | 21.01 | 21.09 | 21.26 | 21.26 |
Northern Ireland | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.68 |
Scotland | 2.20 | 2.20 | 2.21 | 2.22 | 2.21 |
Wales | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.27 |
Channel Islands & Isle of Man | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
25.10 | 25.23 | 25.34 | 25.42 | 25.51 |
Please note that: