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Television Licences

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled Answered 5 March 2025UIN 32518

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the total number of TV licence fee payers was in each of the last ten years.

Answered by Stephanie Peacock

The BBC is responsible for collection of the TV licence via TV Licensing. TV Licensing publishes the number of licences in force in its Annual Review, which can be found here: https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/about/our-performance-AB6

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