UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 2812
BBC (Transparency) Bill
[As Introduced]
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This bill aims to make the BBC more open and accountable to the public by requiring it to reveal more information about how it spends money, makes decisions, and runs its services. It's designed to help licence fee payers understand exactly what the BBC does with the funding it receives from them.
Presented by Alun Cairns.
HybridLords1st reading
Official Ballot · opengovt
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The people's count214 votes
55% Aye · 11745% No · 97
MPs' vote502 MPs
43% Ayes · 21657% Noes · 286
The democratic gap
12% , a moderate gap
Outcome mismatch, the public would pass this bill, but Parliament rejected it.
Bill passage
Commons
- 1st reading8 Dec 2020
- 2nd reading