A Bill to establish the BBC Licence Fee Commission to make recommendations to the Secretary of State on a settlement for BBC funding from 1 April 2022, after conducting public and parliamentary consultation
House of Lords
9 October 2019
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This Bill would set up a new body called the BBC Licence Fee Commission. Its job would be to decide a funding settlement for the BBC, based on public and parliamentary consultation, and to make its recommendations to the Secretary of State, with the funding starting from 1 April 2022.
The bill is at the 2nd reading stage in the Lords and has not yet moved to the Commons.
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12 Jul 2017
First reading took place on 12 July. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
The 2017-2019 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
