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Tougher laws for home bonfires and chimneys causing air polution in cities.
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
Review the health costs asociated with air pollution in cities.
Review the new sience about the many conditions caused by and worsened by air polution. Conduct local measurements of levels and types of air polution.
New rules to allow hotspots of pollution to ban home bonfires and chimney fires.
Review the new sience about the many conditions caused by and worsened by air polution. Conduct local measurements of levels and types of air polution.
New rules to allow hotspots of pollution to ban home bonfires and chimney fires.
Ultimately to provide some way for comunities that are plagued by air polution from open fires, bonfires, stoves, to stop the polution by new rules.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do about bonfires.
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Ban all bonfires in built up areas.
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Ban all bonfires in built up areas.
Timeline
| 16 Jul 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 21 Sep 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
21 Sep 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.