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Technical and financial support to fossil fuel and steel industry for survival.
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104 signatures
What the petition asks
Coal fired power stations and steel industry are facing an uncertain future due to environmental policy changes implemented by UK and EU government.
Need a taskforce under UK govt. to monitor these industrial sector and declare a financial and technical support package to protect and reform them.
Need a taskforce under UK govt. to monitor these industrial sector and declare a financial and technical support package to protect and reform them.
Ferrybridge and Eggbrough power stations announced plant closure recently. TATA Steel closed its Scunthorpe plant partially and made more than one thousand workers redundant across UK. Many coal mines closed and workers lost jobs. UK government should support these industries financially and technically to reform to suit present climate change regulations. Also need a plan to protect the workforce through retraining and rehabilitate them in future redundancies or closures arise.
Timeline
| 9 Feb 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Aug 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
104
Status
Closed
Opened
9 Feb 2016
Closed
9 Aug 2016
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