“In the Coalition Agreement we said that during this Parliament we would not change the winter fuel payments and TV licences that are paid, even for multi-millionaires,” Mr Clegg said. “The Conservatives wanted that in the Coalition Agreement so that’s not going to happen. What we’re now debating in the present spending round is what happens after May 2015 – particularly that first financial year, a few weeks of which are prior to May 2015, most of which is after the next general election.