A Bill to make provision for the privatisation of the British Broadcasting Corporation by providing shares in the Corporation to all licence fee payers.
House of Commons
15 May 2014
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This bill would privatise the BBC by issuing shares to every licence fee payer. In effect, ownership would move from the BBC as a public body to individual licence fee payers, creating a shareholder structure based on licence fees.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading stage in the House of Commons. It originated in the Commons, with its first reading in 2013; no further progression is detailed here.
Generated 21 February 2026
24 Jun 2013
This Bill was withdrawn and will not progress any further.
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 24 June 2013. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
