Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 39283
Pensioners: Poverty and Television
Tabled: 18 March 2025
Answered: 25 March 2025
Question
Joe Robertson
Conservative — Isle of Wight East
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what information her Department holds on the number of pensioners who (a) are in poverty and (b) rely on free terrestrial television to watch TV.
Answer
Stephanie PeacockThe department does not currently hold data that combines TV distribution method, age and poverty. DCMS is currently undertaking a project to evaluate the future distribution of television over the next decade. This project will continue to consider the i...
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