Petition · past parliament

Reverse Commons decision to extract Shale Gas by Fracking from National Parks

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Our Members of Parliament have decided to vote, with almost no debate, to extract Shale Gas by Fracking underneath National Parks. This is a Petition to raise your voices against the exploitation of our beautiful and precious Countryside which under "National Park" status should already be protected
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-35107203

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

16 Dec 2015 Petition opened for signatures
18 Dec 2015 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 18 Dec 2015

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