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Ban lighters on aeroplanes

Submitted on Tuesday 2nd August 2016

Rejected on Friday 5th August 2016

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

Ban lighters on aeroplanes

Petition Details

Lighters are more dangerous than most banned items. The only reason they are kept on the allowed list is due to powerful cigarette companies


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

The UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. The EU is responsible for this aspect of air safety and security regulation. You can find out more about EU airport security rules on the European Commission's website here:

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/modes/air/security/info_travellers_en.htm

You could raise your concerns with a Member of the European Parliament, who represents you. You can use this page to find out who your regional MEP is, and how to contact them:

http://www.europarl.org.uk/en/your-meps.html

The European Parliament also has a petitions process. You can find out more about it here:

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/atyourservice/en/20150201PVL00037/Petitions

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