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
This bill would privatise the BBC by issuing shares to every licence fee payer, turning the broadcaster into a private company owned by the public. It sets out how the privatisation would take place and what rights and duties would attach to share ownership, including how the BBC would be governed after privatisation.
The bill is currently at its 2nd reading in the House of Commons and will need to progress through further stages in both Houses.
Generated 21 February 2026
This Bill was withdrawn and will not progress any further.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.
