Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 12631

Television Licences: Low Incomes

Tabled: 4 November 2024

Answered: 12 November 2024

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the affordability of the BBC licence fee for people on lower incomes; and if she will make an assessment of the potential steps she can take to increase the

Answer

Stephanie Peacock

The Government remains committed to the licence fee for the remainder of the current Charter period.As part of the next Charter Review, the government will engage with the BBC and others to consider how to ensure the BBC thrives well into the next decade ...

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