A Bill to make provision for the privatisation of the British Broadcasting Corporation and Channel 4; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Sir Christopher ChopeConservative
5 May 2021
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This bill would privatise the BBC and Channel 4, transferring ownership from public bodies to private buyers and setting out the legal framework for how that sale would happen. It also covers related arrangements connected to these changes in public service broadcasting. The bill is currently being considered in the House of Commons, introduced by Sir Christopher Chope.
The bill is at the 2nd reading stage in the House of Commons. The first reading occurred in February 2020; no further stages have been recorded yet.
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