Submitted on Sunday 5th April 2020
Rejected on Monday 18th May 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Keep Garden Centres and Plant Nurseries open during the Coronavirus lockdown.
Gardening is good for our well-being! Spring is the busiest time in the garden. Many garden centres and plant nurseries are small independent businesses and may not survive this lockdown. Many will have to close permanently. Keep them open!
During these difficult times, working in the garden is beneficial for not just our physical but our emotional and psychological well-being. Spring is the busiest time for both gardeners and the garden centres and plant nurseries that supply us.
By allowing these businesses to stay open during these stressful times will benefit the families, individuals, communities and the nation as a whole.
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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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