Television Licences

(asked on 5th November 2015) - View Source

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.


Answered by
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Lord Vaizey of Didcot
This question was answered on 10th November 2015

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:

  • TV Licensing reports on the number of TV licences ‘in force’. The exact number of licences in force varies on a daily basis as people will be buying new licences and some will terminate payment schemes before full payment has been made.
  • Estimated figures have been calculated by applying the proportion of licensed premises to the total number of licences in force.
  • The number of licences premises is different to the number of licences in force as, in some cases, a premises may need more than one licence.
  • These figures exclude concessionary licences for those living in residential care.
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