Submitted on Wednesday 4th July 2018
Rejected on Thursday 5th July 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Ban the sale and use of Chinese Sky Lanterns across the UK.
Chinese Lanterns are small hot-air balloons made of paper, wood and wire, powered by a liquid fuel burner and released into the night sky. Those doing so have no regard for danger to others. Imagine a burning paper and wood balloon descending onto a house, a haystack, crops or dry grass or moorland.
Commercial mass-release events are being marketed all over the country. The organisers will make a good profit but will have no responsibility for any loss or damage – that will be paid by the taxpayer. There is potential danger to houses, aviation, agriculture, livestock, wildlife and the environment. The wood and wire frames can and do injure and kill farm livestock, birds and animals. There is a festival taking place in Buxton in a few weeks time, right next to the tinder-dry Peak District.
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