Written question asked by Alex Mayer (Labour) on Monday, 23 March 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 March 2026. It was answered by Ian Murray (Labour) on Thursday, 26 March 2026 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Television Licences: Non-payment
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many licence fee enforcement letters were sent by the BBC in the last financial year and every other year for which data is available.
- Answer
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The TV Licensing website states that in 2024/25, approximately 72 million items of mail for TV Licensing were sent. This information is published at https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/about/foi-administering-the-licence-fee-AB20
The BBC is responsible for the collection and enforcement of the licence fee. The Government is therefore not involved in TV Licensing operations and we do not hold exact information on the number of letters it sends to households, or how many of these would relate to enforcement.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 122923
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Correspondence Enforcement Non-payment Television licences
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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