Withdraw future funding from BBC licence fees for the Eurovision Song Contest

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

Nations qualify for the competition on merit, not funding. The UK represents one of the "big 5" that funds Eurovision. Withdrawing from the big 5 ensures better value to the UK licence fee payer, promotes qualification by virtue and ensures a level playing field. The UK should withdraw funding.

Mandate tye BBC and British broadcasting preventing it from any future funding of Eurovision in order to provide better value to the UK licence fee payer and promote a fairer merit based contest.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Decisions about the UK's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest and funding for the EBU is a matter for the BBC, not the Government or House of Commons.

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.

This means the Government is not responsible for decisions relating to the Eurovision Song Contest and the EBU.

Timeline

22 May 2021	Petition opened for signatures
28 May 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19

Status Rejected

Rejected 28 May 2021

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