Submitted on Tuesday 31st March 2020
Rejected on Monday 18th May 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Reopen garden centres etc in lockdown. Essential business, promotes well-being,
Add garden centres, nurseries etc to list of essential business permitted to trade during Coronavirus. Many don't have online sale of plants. Allow opening with restrictions, protecting staff and customers, similar to supermarkets. Most of us live within 2 - 5 miles or less, much like supermarkets.
Many garden centres currently risk financial ruin, their busiest trading period over the next 3 months. They make a vital contribution to the nation's care of our natural world and wildlife in particular, promoting plants that attract bees and butterflies, both under serious decline. Gardening, whether we have a garden, a balcony or simply a table, helps us to keep physically and mentally well, both essential during this lockdown. Caring for plants helps us to care for ourselves and each other.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Since you started your petition the Government has added garden centres and plant nurseries to the list of businesses that are permitted to open: www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-businesses-and-premises-to-close/further-businesses-and-premises-to-close-guidance
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
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 can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
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 letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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