Petition · past parliament
Create statutory requirement for BBC Weather to be provided by the UK Met Office
Closed
306 signatures
What the petition asks
It has been announced that the Met Office have lost out in a tender process for the provision of Weather service to the BBC. The BBC should adopt a holistic approach and ensure overall taxpayer/licence payer value for money, otherwise they will pay twice, one for the Met Office and the BBC weather.
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Timeline
| 24 Aug 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Feb 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
306
Status
Closed
Opened
24 Aug 2015
Closed
24 Feb 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.