A Bill to make provision for the privatisation of the British Broadcasting Corporation; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Sir Christopher ChopeConservative
30 April 2026
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This Bill would privatise the British Broadcasting Corporation by creating the framework to transfer ownership from a public body to private ownership. It also covers related or connected purposes. The Bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons.
The bill has completed its first reading and is now at the second reading stage in the Commons; subsequent stages (e.g., committee scrutiny and Lords consideration) have not yet been detailed here.
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21 Oct 2024
The 2024-2026 session of Parliament has come to an end so the House of Commons is now prorogued until the next session begins on 13 May 2026. Prorogation is the formal end to the parliamentary year.
This Bill will therefore make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
