Supported by: Gordon Lindhurst*, Miles Briggs*, Jeremy Balfour*, Stuart McMillan* *S5M-17674 Keith Brown: Free TV Licence Scrapped for Over-75s—That the Parliament notes the decision by the BBC to scrap the free TV licence for people over 75 who are not in receipt of pension credit; understands that this follows the UK Government’s decision in 2015 to stop funding free TV licences for this group; believes that this breaks a 2017 Conservative Party manifesto promise to “maintain” benefits for older people, “including free bus passes, eye tests, prescriptions and TV licences, for the duration of this Parliament”; understands with concern that figures released by the BBC show that this will effect around 268,000 people in Scotland, including many in the Clackmannanshire and Dunblane constituency, leaving them poorer and worse off, by adding £154.50 to their household bills; considers this to be an ill thought-out proposal, and calls on the UK Government to explain why it is breaking its promises on the TV licence and to take action to ensure that older people are protected from this decision.