Do Members of Parliament get free TV Licenses?

George Tsigarides made this Freedom of Information request to British Broadcasting Corporation This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.

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George Tsigarides
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Dear British Broadcasting Corporation,

Please confirm if Members of Parliament get free TV Licenses.

Yours faithfully,

George Tsigarides

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FOI Enquiries, British Broadcasting Corporation

Dear George Tsigarides,

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, as detailed in your email below. Your request was received on 25 November 2022. We will deal with your request as promptly as possible, and at the latest within 20 working days. If you have any queries about your request, please contact us at the address below.

The reference number for your request is RFI20221273.

Kind regards,

Information Rights

BBC Freedom of Information
BBC Legal
1st Floor, BBC Wogan House,
99 Great Portland Street
London
W1W 7NY
www.bbc.co.uk/foi
Email: [email address]

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FOI Enquiries, British Broadcasting Corporation

Dear George Tsigarides,

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, as detailed in your email below. Your request was received on 25 November 2022. We will deal with your request as promptly as possible, and at the latest within 20 working days. If you have any queries about your request, please contact us at the address below.

The reference number for your request is RFI20221273.

Kind regards,

Information Rights

BBC Freedom of Information
BBC Legal
1st Floor, BBC Wogan House,
99 Great Portland Street
London
W1W 7NY
www.bbc.co.uk/foi
Email: [email address]

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Dear Mr Tsigarides,

                                            

Please find attached the response to your request for information,
reference RFI20221273.

 

                                                                                                                                       

Yours sincerely

 

 

BBC Information Rights

 

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George Tsigarides
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Dear FOI Enquiries,

I was not asking about Government departments.

I asked about Members of Parliament being given free TV Licenses, like the over-75s are.

Yours sincerely,

George Tsigarides

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FOI Enquiries, British Broadcasting Corporation

Dear George Tsigarides

As stated in your FOI response RFI20221273 we confirmed that the residential addresses of Members of Parliament are not exempt from the TV Licence fee.

Kind regards
Information Rights
BBC Legal

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