BEHAVIOUR OF TV LICENSING

Early day motion 2429, tabled 14 November 2011 by Julian Huppert (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 17 members.

That this House is concerned that TV Licensing is both intimidating and misleading in its correspondence with households which do not have atelevision licence; is further concerned that those who have no need of atelevision licence are thus unduly harassed; notes that TV Licensing routinely claims to have evidence that the recipient has illegally watched or recorded television programmes when no such evidence exists; further notes that letters from TV Licensing imply that enforcement officers have the authority to search an individual's home without their consent, when in fact this is not the case; and calls on the Government to take action to end this intimidation of those who have no need of a television licence.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 6, Labour 5, DUP 3, Conservative 2, Plaid Cymru 1.