asked the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs the approximate number of persons who do not have television licences; and the number of prosecutions issued last year for such offences.
Written Answers. - Television Licences.
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It is not possible to say how many unlicensed sets there are in the country. Every effort continues to be made to detect such sets.
There were 10,716 prosecutions for unlicensed sets in 1982; the number of prosecutions this year is likely to exceed 30,000.