Submitted on Monday 1st June 2020
Rejected on Friday 26th June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Implement an outright ban on the sale of disposable barbecues
Disposable barbecues are frequently a cause of moorland fires. They are often left alight or smouldering in countryside locations and beauty spots causing wild fires which then cause devastation to the countryside, and unnecessary dangerous work for the fire service.
Examples
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/lancashire-fires-darwen-moorland-preston-tree-plantation-a4455706.html
https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/crime/disposable-barbecue-starts-moorland-fire-just-days-after-huge-marsden-blaze-2518332
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