House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 10 Apr 2002 (pt 78)

Radio and TV Licences

Mr. Yeo: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list (a) the cost and (b) the number of holders of (i) the wireless licence and (ii) the TV licence in each year of their operation. [48372]

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Dr. Howells: The radio licence was introduced in 1922 and the television licence in 1946. Information on the number of licences in force prior to 1947 is not readily available. The information requested is as follows.

Year Radio licence fee Radio licences in force as at 31 March (millions) Mono television licence fee Colour television licence fee Television licences in force as at 31 March (millions)

1922 10s — — — —

1946 10s — £2.00 — —

1947 £1.00 10.8 £2.00 — 0.015

1948 £1.00 11.1 £2.00 — 0.046

1949 £1.00 11.6 £2.00 — 0.127

1950 £1.00 11.8 £2.00 — 0.344

1951 £1.00 11.5 £2.00 — 0.764

1952 £1.00 11.2 £2.00 — 1.4

1953 £1.00 10.7 £2.00 — 2.1

1954 £1.00 10.1 £2.00 — 3.2

1955 £1.00 9.4 £2.00 — 4.5

1956 £1.00 8.5 £4.00 — 5.7

1957 £1.00 7.5 £4.00 — 7.0

1958 £1.00 6.5 £4.00 — 8.1

1959 £1.00 5.4 £4.00 — 9.3

1960 £1.00 4.5 £4.00 — 10.5

1961 £1.00 3.9 £4.00 — 11.3

1962 £1.00 3.5 £4.00 — 11.8

1963 £1.00 3.2 £4.00 — 12.4

1964 £1.00 3.0 £4.00 — 12.9

1965 £1 5s 2.8 £5.00 — 13.3

1966 £1 5s 2.6 £5.00 — 13.6

1967 £1 5s 2.5 £5.00 — 14.3

1968 £1 5s 2.5 £5.00 £10.00 15.1

1969 £1 5s 2.4 £6.00 £11.00 15.5

1970 £1 5s 2.3 £6.00 £11.00 15.9

1971 — — £7.00 £12.00 15.9

1972 — — £7.00 £12.00 16.7

1973 — — £7.00 £12.00 17.1

1974 — — £7.00 £12.00 17.3

1975 — — £8.00 £18.00 17.7

1976 — — £8.00 £18.00 17.8

1977 — — £9.00 £21.00 18.1

1978 — — £10.00 £25.00 18.1

1979 — — £12.00 £34.00 18.4

1980 — — £12.00 £34.00 18.3

1981 — — £15.00 £46.00 18.7

1982 — — £15.00 £46.00 18.6

1983 — — £15.00 £46.00 18.5

1984 — — £15.00 £46.00 18.6

1985 — — £18.00 £58.00 18.7

1986 — — £18.00 £58.00 18.7

1987 — — £18.00 £58.00 19.0

1988 — — £21.00 £62.50 19.4

1989 — — £22.00 £66.00 19.4

1990 — — £24.00 £71.00 19.6

1991 — — £25.50 £77.00 19.5

1992 — — £26.50 £80.00 19.6

1993 — — £27.50 £83.00 20.1

1994 — — £28.00 £84.50 20.4

1995 — — £28.50 £86.50 21.1

1996 — — £30.00 £89.50 21.1

1997 — — £30.50 £91.50 21.3

1998 — — £32.50 £97.50 21.7

1999 — — £33.50 £101.00 22.2

2000 — — £34.50 £104.00 22.6

2001 — — £36.50 £109.00 22.8

2002 — — £37.50 £112.00 —

Year	Radio licence fee	Radio licences in force as at 31 March (millions)	Mono television licence fee	Colour television licence fee	Television licences in force as at 31 March (millions)
1922	10s	—	—	—	—
1946	10s	—	£2.00	—	—
1947	£1.00	10.8	£2.00	—	0.015
1948	£1.00	11.1	£2.00	—	0.046
1949	£1.00	11.6	£2.00	—	0.127
1950	£1.00	11.8	£2.00	—	0.344
1951	£1.00	11.5	£2.00	—	0.764
1952	£1.00	11.2	£2.00	—	1.4
1953	£1.00	10.7	£2.00	—	2.1
1954	£1.00	10.1	£2.00	—	3.2
1955	£1.00	9.4	£2.00	—	4.5
1956	£1.00	8.5	£4.00	—	5.7
1957	£1.00	7.5	£4.00	—	7.0
1958	£1.00	6.5	£4.00	—	8.1
1959	£1.00	5.4	£4.00	—	9.3
1960	£1.00	4.5	£4.00	—	10.5
1961	£1.00	3.9	£4.00	—	11.3
1962	£1.00	3.5	£4.00	—	11.8
1963	£1.00	3.2	£4.00	—	12.4
1964	£1.00	3.0	£4.00	—	12.9
1965	£1 5s	2.8	£5.00	—	13.3
1966	£1 5s	2.6	£5.00	—	13.6
1967	£1 5s	2.5	£5.00	—	14.3
1968	£1 5s	2.5	£5.00	£10.00	15.1
1969	£1 5s	2.4	£6.00	£11.00	15.5
1970	£1 5s	2.3	£6.00	£11.00	15.9
1971	—	—	£7.00	£12.00	15.9
1972	—	—	£7.00	£12.00	16.7
1973	—	—	£7.00	£12.00	17.1
1974	—	—	£7.00	£12.00	17.3
1975	—	—	£8.00	£18.00	17.7
1976	—	—	£8.00	£18.00	17.8
1977	—	—	£9.00	£21.00	18.1
1978	—	—	£10.00	£25.00	18.1
1979	—	—	£12.00	£34.00	18.4
1980	—	—	£12.00	£34.00	18.3
1981	—	—	£15.00	£46.00	18.7
1982	—	—	£15.00	£46.00	18.6
1983	—	—	£15.00	£46.00	18.5
1984	—	—	£15.00	£46.00	18.6
1985	—	—	£18.00	£58.00	18.7
1986	—	—	£18.00	£58.00	18.7
1987	—	—	£18.00	£58.00	19.0
1988	—	—	£21.00	£62.50	19.4
1989	—	—	£22.00	£66.00	19.4
1990	—	—	£24.00	£71.00	19.6
1991	—	—	£25.50	£77.00	19.5
1992	—	—	£26.50	£80.00	19.6
1993	—	—	£27.50	£83.00	20.1
1994	—	—	£28.00	£84.50	20.4
1995	—	—	£28.50	£86.50	21.1
1996	—	—	£30.00	£89.50	21.1
1997	—	—	£30.50	£91.50	21.3
1998	—	—	£32.50	£97.50	21.7
1999	—	—	£33.50	£101.00	22.2
2000	—	—	£34.50	£104.00	22.6
2001	—	—	£36.50	£109.00	22.8
2002	—	—	£37.50	£112.00	—

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BBC

Mr. Yeo: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on the criteria by which she assessed applications for BBC new services. [48368]

Dr. Howells: The criteria for assessing BBC public service proposals were published by my right hon. Friend the Member for Islington South and Finsbury (Chris Smith) and laid in the Libraries of both Houses in January 2001.

Documents

Mr. Yeo: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list all the documents published by her Department since 8 June 2001, for each one stating (a) the date of publication, (b) the purpose of publication, (c) the cost of publication, (d) the number

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of copies produced, (e) the cover price, (f) the number of copies sold, (g) the number of copies sent after request from members of the public or interested parties and (h) the number of copies disposed of by other, specified, means. [48380]

Dr. Howells: The table sets out the documents published by my Department since 8 June 2001 with the cover price, copies produced and cost to the Department. Documents with a cover price are printed and distributed by The Stationery Office (TSO) and the number of copies produced and sold is for them.

The purpose of these publications is to provide the Department's stakeholders with information on policy developments and, where appropriate, to provide public information more generally.

Information on the number of copies of free documents sent after request from members of the public or interested parties is not held centrally.

Document Publication Date Cover Price (£) Circulation Cost to DCMS (£000)

Summer Supplementary Estimates June 2001 3.70 TSO 0.2

Report of the Gambling Review Body July 2001 38.90 TSO 12.2

London Open House Leaflet September 2001 Free 3,000 1

Cricket Disorder Report September 2001 Free 700 3.8

Operation of the National Lottery October 2001 4.00 TSO 2

Staging International Sports Events October 2001 5.00 TSO 2

Tourism—The Hidden Giant—and Foot and Mouth October 2001 4.50 TSO 2.5

Banking on a Hit Report October 2001 Free 4,000 15

Media Ownership Rules Consultation Paper November 2001 Free 2,000 7

Winter Supplementary Estimates November 2001 4.50 TSO 2.5

Lottery Achievements—The First Seven Years December 2001 Free 9,750 28

A Force for Our Future—Historic Environment Statement December 2001 Free 10,000 29

Digital TV—Information for Landlords December 2001 Free 6,000 5.5

Viewers Panel Report December 2001 Free 1,000 5.5

English National Stadium Review December 2001 7.50 TSO 3

CIEPAG—Information Leaflet January 2002 Free 1,000 1.1

Spring Supplementary Estimates February 2002 5.00 TSO 1.9

Export of Works of Art 2000–01 Report February 2002 21.00 TSO 12.3

Unpicking the Lock February 2002 4.00 TSO 1.7

Biennial Conservation Report March 2002 Free 2,000 ⁽⁸⁷⁾15

Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck Sites 1999–2000 Report March 2002 Free 1,000 6

A Safe Bet for Success—Modernising Britain's Gambling Laws March 2002 13.50 TSO 12

Testing the Waters—The Sport of Swimming March 2002 4.50 TSO 1.7

Lottery Funded—National Lottery Leaflet April 2002 Free 600,000 11

Document	Publication Date	Cover Price (£)	Circulation	Cost to DCMS (£000)
Summer Supplementary Estimates	June 2001	3.70	TSO	0.2
Report of the Gambling Review Body	July 2001	38.90	TSO	12.2
London Open House Leaflet	September 2001	Free	3,000	1
Cricket Disorder Report	September 2001	Free	700	3.8
Operation of the National Lottery	October 2001	4.00	TSO	2
Staging International Sports Events	October 2001	5.00	TSO	2
Tourism—The Hidden Giant—and Foot and Mouth	October 2001	4.50	TSO	2.5
Banking on a Hit Report	October 2001	Free	4,000	15
Media Ownership Rules Consultation Paper	November 2001	Free	2,000	7
Winter Supplementary Estimates	November 2001	4.50	TSO	2.5
Lottery Achievements—The First Seven Years	December 2001	Free	9,750	28
A Force for Our Future—Historic Environment Statement	December 2001	Free	10,000	29
Digital TV—Information for Landlords	December 2001	Free	6,000	5.5
Viewers Panel Report	December 2001	Free	1,000	5.5
English National Stadium Review	December 2001	7.50	TSO	3
CIEPAG—Information Leaflet	January 2002	Free	1,000	1.1
Spring Supplementary Estimates	February 2002	5.00	TSO	1.9
Export of Works of Art 2000–01 Report	February 2002	21.00	TSO	12.3
Unpicking the Lock	February 2002	4.00	TSO	1.7
Biennial Conservation Report	March 2002	Free	2,000	⁽⁸⁷⁾15
Advisory Committee on Historic Wreck Sites 1999–2000 Report	March 2002	Free	1,000	6
A Safe Bet for Success—Modernising Britain's Gambling Laws	March 2002	13.50	TSO	12
Testing the Waters—The Sport of Swimming	March 2002	4.50	TSO	1.7
Lottery Funded—National Lottery Leaflet	April 2002	Free	600,000	11

⁽⁸⁷⁾ Paid by English Heritage

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HOME DEPARTMENT

Crime (Romford)

Mr. Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the level of violent crime in Romford. [21015]

Mr. Denham: The information available relates to the borough of Havering as a whole, where there were 3,337 offences of violence recorded by the police in 2000–01. This total included 158 sexual offences and 392 robberies.

Vandalism

Mr. Randall: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what projects his Department is supporting to combat vandalism in suburban areas. [26941]

Mr. Denham: We are employing a range of measures to combat vandalism. The work of the crime and disorder partnerships, set up under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, in formulating local strategies for the reduction of crime and disorder in their area is crucial in securing local commitment to effective action against vandalism.

Closed circuit television (CCTV) is an effective way to detect and reduce vandalism. Under the crime reduction programme CCTV initiative a potential £170 million has been allocated to 683 CCTV schemes in England and Wales. We introduced neighbourhood wardens and street wardens in suburban areas where they have reduced vandalism. Anti-social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) and Acceptable Behaviour Contracts have also been successfully employed to combat vandalism.

The Youth Justice Board has a number of schemes, which focus on the problems of criminal damage such as the Artscape-graffiti Outreach Project, the Youth Inclusion Programme and from next year the Community Payback Scheme. Funding of £13.5 million has been allocated to March 2003 for the Youth Inclusion Programme.

Ms Walley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what further guidance he intends to issue to (a) local authorities and (b) police forces to (i) deal with and (ii) reduce the numbers of instances of disorder and vandalism. [26928]

Mr. Denham: Important guidance for local crime and disorder reduction partnerships on how to deal with anti-social behaviour was issued in January last year in the form of a comprehensive toolkit posted on the Home Office Crime Reduction website which will be kept updated. The Government are also currently providing assistance to all partnerships on the drawing up of their local crime strategies, due by April 2002. Partnerships are required to address the anti-social behaviour problems in their area and have been asked to identify a named person in each local authority district to co-ordinate action on anti-social behaviour.

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We also want to see partnerships make use of the full range of measures available to them, such as Anti-social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) and Acceptable Behaviour Contracts, to deal with these problems. Our extensive review of ASBOs will be published shortly and we are currently proposing further legislative changes in order to streamline the process of applying for ASBOs and extend the circumstances in which they may be granted, to help ensure that local crime and disorder reduction partnerships make maximum use of this measure.

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