Petition · past parliament
Petition for the BBC to maintain their food recipes website.
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
BBC has been forced to close the food recipes website for savings.
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.
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Timeline
| 17 May 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 May 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
18 May 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.