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Stop rural primary school closures in Mid-Wales

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

In recent years, there have been many primary school closures in Mid-Wales. Following a research project, it was found this was having negative consequences on the students and communities.
For example, the sense of belonging is lost, there is a loss of identity - in particular amongst students, and it is making it difficult for families to take their children to school. This is putting greater pressure on other primary schools and the education of the children is deteriorating as class size is increasing. This is why we need to prevent rural primary school closures in Mid-Wales.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The Welsh Government is responsible for education in Wales.

The Welsh Assembly has its own Petitions Committee. If you'd like to send your petition to the Welsh Assembly, you can find out more here:

http://www.assembly.wales/en/gethome/e-petitions/Pages/e-petitions.aspx

Timeline

27 Mar 2017 Petition opened for signatures
4 Apr 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 4 Apr 2017

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