Written question asked by Roz Savage (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 28 August 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. It was answered by Ian Murray (Labour) on Friday, 18 September 2026 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Television Licences

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many people submitted a no licence needed declaration and subsequently purchased a TV Licence within six months, disaggregated by whether enforcement correspondence had been despatched to that address in the period beginning 30 days before and ending six months after the declaration.

Answer

The BBC is responsible for the collection and enforcement of the licence fee. The Government is therefore not involved in TV Licensing operations and does not hold information on its processes.

The Government expects the BBC to collect the licence fee in an efficient and proportionate manner, in line with its Charter requirements.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 25305
Session: 2026-27
Grouped for answer: Yes
Subjects: Television licences
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Television Licences

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