Petition · past parliament
Ban fireworks in the UK except for licenced and authorised regulatory events.
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
Fireworks upset former soldiers who suffer from PTSD.
It upsets animals.
It increases the risk of harm and death.
Fireworks should be restricted to single day events which are licenced and prepared with Health and Safety paramount.
It upsets animals.
It increases the risk of harm and death.
Fireworks should be restricted to single day events which are licenced and prepared with Health and Safety paramount.
Current regulations and sales are insufficient.
Bonfire night is a single night and yet we endure days and weeks of noise while the vulnerable are tortured for this duration.
Make it a special day not a week.
Bonfire night is a single night and yet we endure days and weeks of noise while the vulnerable are tortured for this duration.
Make it a special day not a week.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
We already have three petitions on the subject of restricting the sale of fireworks:
Restrict the use of fireworks to reduce stress and fear in animals and pets
Ban the sale of fireworks to the public and introduce a licensing system
Make the purchase, possession and use of fireworks illegal without a licence.
Restrict the use of fireworks to reduce stress and fear in animals and pets
Ban the sale of fireworks to the public and introduce a licensing system
Make the purchase, possession and use of fireworks illegal without a licence.
Timeline
| 7 Nov 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Nov 2015 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
9 Nov 2015
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