Submitted on Tuesday 31st March 2020
Rejected on Monday 18th May 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Remove COVID restriction on retail fruit and vegetable plants and seeds.
Change the current restrictions due to COVID-19 to allow nurseries and other retailers to sell products which will become food, essential to our future food security, making Britain more self-sustaining. Growing food is a healthy activity which people can do distanced from others.
Many nurseries and garden centres are losing all income at the moment; their assets are plants which are perishable.
People working in growing food will be sick, or socially-isolated, leading to food shortages of some food. Increased prices, while income reducing.
Growing plants, especially trees tackles the climate emergency. Fruit trees are beautiful, with time they capture more carbon and give more fruit.
Gardening is a healthy activity you can do while keeping social distance.
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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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