Submitted on Sunday 13th September 2020
Rejected on Thursday 8th October 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Support British Wool farmers and products made from British Wool in the UK
Make it easier to purchase products made from British Wool in the UK with clearer labelling and promotion of natural fibres.
Take a stand and be far more vocal in support of natural fibres, with particular reference to British Wool.
Ensure that products are labelled clearly with place of origin.
British Wool is a very underused product of the UK farming industry. The prices for raw fleeces at present are below the costs of shearing and transportation to the Wool Marketing Board collection sites. Many farmers are burning their fleeces in the fields.
The use of products made from acrylic and polyester fibre are causing microparticles to pollute the whole planet. An active support for businesses who use British fleece for their products would be an huge financial and environmental help.
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
You want the Government to 'take a stand and be far more vocal in support of natural fibres' but you don't specify what you mean by that.
You could start a petition calling on the Government to introduce tax incentives for clothing manufacturers which prioritise the use of textiles grown in the UK, if that is something you'd like to happen.
You may also like to sign this petition which calls for 'All products sold in the UK to be clearly labelled with country of origin': petition.parliament.uk/petitions/309019
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