{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/791.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":791,"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Scrap the BBC licence fee","background":null,"additional_details":"The BBC licence fee (or \"TV licence\") is a tax on owning a TV which pays for a service the general public has no say over, nor any control or opinion on the shows produced.\r\n\r\nThe BBC should look at other funding options, such as advertising or a subscription service.\r\n\r\nWhy should the people of this great nation be forced to pay for a service they neither choose nor have any control over?\r\n\r\nI call upon the Government to scrap the BBC licence fee and ask the BBC to look elsewhere for its funding.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":1,"created_at":"2011-08-01T11:32:37.000Z","updated_at":"2017-06-21T15:05:53.533Z","rejected_at":"2017-06-21T15:05:53.530Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2011-08-01T11:32:37.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":null},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}