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Allow garden centres and nurseries to open during the current pandemic.

Submitted on Tuesday 31st March 2020

Rejected on Monday 18th May 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)

Petition Action

Allow garden centres and nurseries to open during the current pandemic.

Petition Details

Change the rules on which businesses are deemed to be essential so nurseries and garden centres can continue trading and remain solvent. Great for the physical and mental health of the millions who are at home and should protect the livelihoods of the thousands who are employed by such businesses.

Additional Information

Because the current rules do not allow them to open.


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This petition was rejected

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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