Ministerial statement on Monday, 6 July 2015, in the House of Lords, led by Earl of Courtown.

Concessionary Television Licences

Lords statement on the Government's proposals on concessionary television licences.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 764 cc44-8
Session: 2015-16
Department: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions: Earl of Courtown | 764 cc44-5 (Link to this contribution)
My right honourable friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer will be making his Budget Statement on...; Lord Stevenson of Balmacara | 764 cc45-6 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, five years ago a private deal was done over the funding of the BBC. The licence fee was...; Earl of Courtown | 764 c46 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the noble Lord made a number of points but he specifically asked about the input on cha...; Lord Fowler | 764 c46 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this is a surprising statement. Does it mean that the continuance of the BBC licence fe...; Earl of Courtown | 764 c46 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, my noble friend is well known for his interest in these matters. As I said before, prov...; Lord Low of Dalston | 764 c46 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, will there be a compensatory adjustment to the BBC’s licence fee income as part of the ...; Earl of Courtown | 764 c46 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the point the noble Lord makes will be under discussion over the 18 months of the chart...; Lord Birt | 764 c47 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, this is a truly shocking announcement. The BBC has been in existence for nearly a centu...; Earl of Courtown | 764 c47 (Link to this contribution)
I am afraid I cannot say a great deal more than what I have already said on this matter, except t...; Lord Razzall | 764 c47 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I entirely agree with the remarks of the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, and my former nobl...; Earl of Courtown | 764 c47 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, all noble Lords will know that I speak for the whole Government from this Dispatch Box....; Lord West of Spithead | 764 c47 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the BBC is a great British institution. What has been decided is quite extraordinary, b...; Earl of Courtown | 764 c47 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the noble Lord mentions BBC Monitoring. I repeat once again: all these things will be u...; Baroness Bakewell | 764 c48 (Link to this contribution)
This has nothing to do with the BBC. This is an attack on people who are old and who are living l...; Earl of Courtown | 764 c48 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the noble Baroness has great knowledge of these matters. I am sure that what she says w...; Lord Berkeley of Knighton | 764 c48 (Link to this contribution)
Is the Minister aware that very considerable cuts have already been made? He will know that recen...; Earl of Courtown | 764 c48 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the noble Lord also has great experience in the BBC. I and my colleagues will no doubt ...
Subjects: BBC Concessions Decriminalisation Broadband Finance Fees and charges Older people Non-payment Streaming Television licences
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on www.publications.parliament.uk

Concessionary Television Licences

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