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Petition · past parliament

Scrap the television licence. Make the BBC compete on the open market.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The BBC is producing poor quality TV programmes whilst supporting several radio stations with the TV licence. It is time that this was stopped and the BBC is made to obtain funding in a commercial market the same as every other TV station.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Abolish the BBC television license.

Timeline

12 Jun 2019 Petition opened for signatures
13 Jun 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Jun 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.