Petition · past parliament
Remove restrictions on TV Licensing of live TV during Coronavirus crisis
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
Considering that HM Government has decided to delay the end of free TV Licenses for the over 75s due to the COVID-19 Crisis, they should also extend this to all households so that they can be informed of current plans directly. For current licence-payers, their fees should be temporarily waived.
The restrictions on Live TV broadcasts are understandable in normal circumstances. However, given that the Government is making daily announcements, it is important for the information to be available without filter.
All households should have access to this information, and removing the restrictions on Live TV are critical to this.
All households should have access to this information, and removing the restrictions on Live TV are critical to this.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
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Abolish TV License Fee during the Corona Virus emergency: Abolish TV License Fee during the Corona Virus emergency.
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read correspondence with Government Ministers asking further questions: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
Abolish TV License Fee during the Corona Virus emergency: Abolish TV License Fee during the Corona Virus emergency.
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read correspondence with Government Ministers asking further questions: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
Timeline
| 19 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Apr 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 Apr 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.