Baroness Hoey said 1,000 people a week are prosecuted for non-payment, with seven in ten of those being women, with the elderly and disabled also affected.
Move comes as the number of households holding TV licences fell by 400,000 last year.
Baroness Hoey said 1,000 people a week are prosecuted for non-payment, with seven in ten of those being women, with the elderly and disabled also affected.
Move comes as the number of households holding TV licences fell by 400,000 last year.