Research Briefing
A consultation on decriminalising non-payment of the TV licence fee closed in April 2020. In its January 2021 response, the Government said that it had not made a final decision and that decriminalisation would remain "under active consideration" in the context of setting the level of the licence fee for 2022-27.
Debate Pack
A Westminster Hall debate on the privatisation of Channel 4 is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 21 July 2021 at 9:25am. The debate will be opened by Dame Angela Eagle MP.
Debate Pack
A debate on a Motion relating to the Beijing Winter Olympics and Chinese Government Sanctions is scheduled to take place on Thursday 15 July 2021 in the House of Commons Chamber.
Debate Pack
A debate on the future of the learned societies at Burlington House will be held in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 8 June 2021 at 4.50pm. The debate will be opened by Tim Loughton MP.
Research Briefing
This paper provides national and regional figures for the number of public houses and bars in the UK, as well as employment data.
Debate Pack
A debate on World Press Freedom Day 2021 will be held in Westminster Hall on Thursday 27 May 2021 at 1.30pm. The debate will be opened by Damian Collins MP.
Research Briefing
This briefing paper considers suicide prevention policies and strategies throughout the UK. It outlines national and local approaches to prevention policy in some key policy areas.
Debate Pack
A Westminster Hall debate on the 'Online abuse of elected women representatives' has been scheduled for Tuesday 21 April 2021 from 9.25-11.00am. The Chairman of Ways and Means appointed this debate on the recommendation of the Backbench Business Committee.
Debate Pack
A Backbench Business debate on online anonymity and anonymous abuse is scheduled for Wednesday 24 March 2021.
Debate Pack
A Westminster Hall debate will be held on 23 March 2021 on 'Government-backed insurance for live events'
Debate Pack
This briefing has been produced ahead of the debate to be held in Westminster Hall on Monday 15 March 2021 at 4.30 pm on e-petition 569957 (Covid-19 vaccine passports).
Debate Pack
A debate on the spending of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and support for DCMS sectors during the Covid-19 recovery has been scheduled for Wednesday 10 March 2021 in the main House of Commons Chamber. The debate was selected by the Backbench Business Committee and will be led Julian Knight MP.
Research Briefing
A short briefing paper on Covid-19 and the arts and culture sectors. Includes data on the contribution of arts, entertainment and culture industries to the UK economy.
Research Briefing
An online e-petition session, prompted by e-petition 300118, “Revoke the TV licence using legislation”, is scheduled for Monday 1 March at 4.30 pm. The session will be led by Jonathan Gullis MP.
Research Briefing
This briefing provides statistics on the TV licence fee and general television viewing trends. TV licence fee revenues in 2019/20 were £3.52 billion which was slightly higher than the 2010/11 figure of £3.51 billion (in cash terms).Total BBC income in 2019/20 was £4.94 billion. TV licence fee revenues accounted for around 71% of total income.
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