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
BBC
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.