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  BBC - Require iPlayer Users to have Television Licence - Transparency Over BBC Budgets - Open Commissioning
  
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  @ MP voted aye against requiring those watching or listening to BBC on-demand content to be required to pay the television licence fee; against an increase in the television licence fee in line with inflation; against greater transparency over how the BBC spends licence fee income and against opening up BBC commissioning.  
  
  @ MP voted no for those watching or listening to BBC on-demand content to be required to pay the television licence fee; for an increase in the television licence fee in line with inflation; for greater transparency over how the BBC spends licence fee income and to open up BBC commissioning.  
  
  The majority of MPs voted for those watching or listening to BBC on-demand content to be required to pay the television licence fee; for an increase in the television licence fee in line with inflation; for greater transparency over how the BBC spends licence fee income and to open up BBC commissioning.  
  
  The motion text rejected in this vote was:
  
  :That this House
  :''believes'' that [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-bbc-for-the-future-a-broadcaster-of-distinction the Governmentâs White Paper on the BBC] fails to provide an acceptable basis for Charter renewal;
  :''notes'' the threat the White Paper poses to the editorial and financial independence of the BBC;
  :''expresses'' concern about the re-writing of the BBCâs founding mission statement;
  :''further notes'' the concerns about the White Paper expressed by Members of this House and the House of Lords; and 
  :''calls on the Government'' to reconsider the proposals contained in the White Paper.
  
  The key recommendations in [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-bbc-for-the-future-a-broadcaster-of-distinction the Governmentâs White Paper on the BBC] which the rejected motion text called on the Government to reconsider were to:
  
  * enable the BBC to make even more great programmes for audiences to enjoy
  * create a strong unitary board for the BBC, enhancing its independence. 
  * appoint Ofcom as the external independent regulator of the BBC 
  * increase the licence fee level in line with inflation for five years  from 2017/18 so that the BBC can continue to provide high quality, distinctive content for all audiences
  * ensure the BBCâs market impacts are assessed more widely and effectively 
  * open the BBCâs content commissioning to greater competition, by removing the in-house guarantee for all television content except news and news related current affairs.
  * establish a new contestable public service content fund 
  * enhance the efficiency of the BBC by expecting the board to investigate issues relating to excessive management layers, and overall staffing levels
  * promote greater transparency within the BBC
  * deliver a stronger role for the National Audit Office to scrutinise BBC spending and value for money. 
  * help make the BBC a better partner, 
  * ensure that the BBC serves all nations and regions in the UK 
  * enshrine a commitment to diversity in the Charter, 
  * ensure the BBC supports and invigorates local news provision across the UK
  * embed the core principle of the impartiality of the BBC in its overall mission 
  * establish an 11 year Charter to 2027, separating Charter Review from the political cycle 
  * introduce a new regularised process for setting the licence fee
  * modernise the licence fee by requiring all those who consume BBC on-demand content (e.g. on BBC iPlayer) to pay the licence fee
  * provide greater freedom for the BBC to manage its own budgets by phasing out protected funding for broadband (Â£150 million a year) and local television (Â£5 million a year)
  
  The question rejected in this vote was:
  
  :That the original words stand part of the Question.
  
  
  
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