Petition · past parliament
Stop the unnecessary removal of 11,000 recipes from the BBC website.
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
The bbc is removing 11,000 recipes from its website. These recipes are a vital resource to many people and encourage people to learn to cook.
This content has already been created using licence-fee money. To archive or remove it from public consumption wastes that investment. Stop the removal
This content has already been created using licence-fee money. To archive or remove it from public consumption wastes that investment. Stop the removal
BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36308976
Guardian
http://gu.com/p/4j9ajCMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36308976
Guardian
http://gu.com/p/4j9ajCMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
This decision is the responsibility of the BBC. The BBC is an independent body governed by a Royal Charter. Under the terms of that Charter, the BBC is operationally and editorially independent of government and there is no provision for the government to intervene in the BBC’s day-to-day operations.
Timeline
| 17 May 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 17 May 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
17 May 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.