Petition · past parliament
Keep ALL BBC food recipes: they belong to & enhance the nation's well-being.
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
The 11,000+ food recipes on the BBC website are to be removed.
They are a national resource: they belong to the nation and contribute to the nation's well-being.
They are a national resource: they belong to the nation and contribute to the nation's well-being.
Cost is NOT an issue. The cost of not removing them will be negligable if there is no further maintenance. The cost of maintaining this resource will be far less than the quoted £15m. If this is an issue then put this out to public tender: there will be many British software developers who will maintain this for far less.
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 |
| 17 May 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
17 May 2016
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