Sentence examples for issue of licence fees from inspiring English sources

"Nine seeks that all media reform be deferred until the issue of licence fees is addressed".

This is something the BBC has been pushing for since it first emerged last month that justice secretary Chris Grayling was looking into the issue of decriminalisation of licence fee evasion.

Speaking of licence fees, Victoria Derbyshire interviewed Mark Byford on Tuesday.

Indeed, when asked what the corporation should do most in the latest survey on the issue conducted by the BBC Trust, 64% of licence fee payers said it should entertain.

"As for Lord Patten, he is fully committed to dealing with this and other issues to ensure that the interests of licence fee payers are fully represented at the BBC".

It's an abuse of licence fee payers' money!

She addressed the issue of the licence fee in a similar way, after Grant Shapps, the Conservative party chairman, suggested the BBC could face a cut in its payments or have to share it with other broadcasters unless it rebuilt public trust and became more transparent.

"We recognise that children's programming and nations and regions production are important issues for licence fee payers," he said.

On Wednesday Javid replied by letter, saying: "On the wider issues of the licence fee, and the future of the BBC's funding, I have been clear that no options should be 'off the table' - but that the right time to consider these questions is as part of the charter review.

It plans to spend £150m of licence-fee money on developing the service.

Purnell said it should be looked at as part of a whole range of issues around the licence fee, including extending it to people who only watch programmes on the iPlayer, not as a one-off change in the law.