Chi Onwurah – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-11-05.
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.
Mr Edward Vaizey
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.
