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Petition · past parliament

The 5p for plastic bags shouldn't be in place

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Not many people are happy with purchasing bags as part of their shopping therefore big retailers are losing their shopping basket. Therefore the bag's law shouldn't be put in place .

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Stop the 5p carrier bag charge as the money is just going to the government

Timeline

7 Oct 2015 Petition opened for signatures
16 Oct 2015 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 16 Oct 2015

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.