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Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 31 January (HL5527), whether they will now answer the question put, namely, further to the tweet by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on 16 January where she stated that “this licence fee announcement will be the last”, whether they intend this to be the last time the BBC licence fee is renewed.  HL5826

Question HL5826: tabled on 1 February 2022 and due for answer by 15 February 2022

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Lord Birt to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay on 31 January (HL5527), whether they will now answer the question put, namely, further to the tweet by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on 16 January where she stated that “this licence fee announcement will be the last”, whether they intend this to be the last time the BBC licence fee is renewed.  HL5826
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