Written question asked by Russell Brown (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 May 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 May 2001. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Wednesday, 2 May 2001 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households are entitled to free TV licences in each parliamentary constituency. - Includes corrected statistics in "Retirement Pensioners, by Parliamentary Constituency and Age in Great Britain - at 30 September 2000", copy in Library.

Answer: Mr. Russell Brown: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many households are entitled to free TV licences in each parliamentary constituency. [160357] Miss Melanie Johnson: Information concerning the number of pensioners aged 75 or over by parliamentary constituency, given in written answers by Treasury Ministers between 14 December 2000 and 2 April, was derived from estimates published by the Department of Social Security. These estimates were incorrect. The Department of Social Security has corrected the error and published revised and updated statistics in "Retirement Pensioners, by Parliamentary Constituency and Age in Great Britain--at 30 September 2000", a copy of which is available in the Library of the House.

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