Question follow-through · 10839
Television Licences
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will consider the potential merits of extending the period of validity of a declaration of "No License Needed" to TV Licensing, when a person wants to declare that they do not need a TV li
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- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 17 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 22 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 22 Jun 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will consider the potential merits of extending the period of validity of a declaration of "No License Needed" to TV Licensing, when a person wants to declare that they do not need a TV li
22 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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22 Jun 2026
Answer published
The BBC is responsible for the collection and enforcement of the licence fee. The Government is therefore not involved in TV Licensing operations including decisions regarding the period of validity of a ‘No Licence Needed’ declaration. However, the Gover...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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