Petition · past parliament
Allow use of Parliamentary footage in political satire and light entertainment
Closed
220 signatures
What the petition asks
Light entertainment and political satire programmes are not currently permitted to show footage from Parliament. This restriction in a democracy seems somewhat backward and should be lifted.
Section 6 of the Licence to use Parliamentary proceedings from the House of Commons for Broadcast dictates that no extracts of Parliamentary proceedings may be used in any light entertainment
programme or in a programme of political satire.
This restriction became apparent to me whilst attempting to watch John Oliver's Last Week Tonight. UK viewers were prevented from seeing a segment of his show due to it containing footage taken from Parliament.
programme or in a programme of political satire.
This restriction became apparent to me whilst attempting to watch John Oliver's Last Week Tonight. UK viewers were prevented from seeing a segment of his show due to it containing footage taken from Parliament.
Timeline
| 18 Jun 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Dec 2018 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
220
Status
Closed
Opened
18 Jun 2018
Closed
18 Dec 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.