Submitted on Wednesday 18th March 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 14th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Requirement for a TV license to watch the BBC or use it's services be suspended.
During these extraordinary times where people are willingly or being forced to self isolate due to the Coronavirus suspend TV license requirement so that people who cannot afford a TV License can watch and use BBC services until such times as things return to normal.
During self isolation it will be harder for many people to pass the time and this will hopefully ease some frustration.
Now that the schools have closed the BBC can provide extra educational daytime programming for children so they don't fall behind.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action.
Abolish TV License Fee during the Corona Virus emergency: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/306187
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
NHS website: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: www.gov.uk/coronavirus
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read correspondence with Government Ministers asking further questions: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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