Stop the £800 million expansion of the largest oil refinery in the UK

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

Fawley oil refinery is the largest and most polluting refinery in the UK. The £800 million expansion will increase the emission of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, both linked to respiratory diseases. This goes against the Paris agreement, and the UK's declaration of a climate emergency.

The refinery is located near Southampton which is already most polluted city in the UK. This expansion will not increase the local economy as exxonmobil is an american multinational so profits will be exported. It will only create a few, if any, temporary jobs with and average of 196 temporary jobs during construction (page 13 of the planning statement).

Why it was rejected

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

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. This is a matter for New Forest District Council. You can find out more about petitioning them at:

http://www.newforest.gov.uk/article/10653/Petitions-Scheme

Timeline

27 May 2019	Petition opened for signatures
21 Jun 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15

Status Rejected

Rejected 21 Jun 2019

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