Early Day Motion·EDM 870
TELEVISION LICENSING AUTHORITY
22 March 200459 Signatures
Primary sponsor
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Liberal Democrat — Orkney and Shetland
Motion Text
That this House notes that one out of every fifty United Kingdom households chooses not to own a television set; further notes that TV licensing officers may only enter a person's home with their consent or under a warrant issued by a justice of the peace or a sheriff in Scotland and that such a warrant may only be issued if there are reasonable grounds for suspecting an offence relating to the use of a television; regrets that many households which do not own a television feel harassed and intimidated by the behaviour of the TV Licensing Authority; and calls on the TV Licensing Authority to respect the right of individuals not to own a television without being subjected to repeated harassment.