Petition · past parliament

Stop closures of local New look Save local high street

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Want you to investigate the policies behind the local regeneration plan.
With the intention of preventing the local high street from being none existent.
We want this overturned.
The town has no clothes shops.
We need to save our high street.

Why it was rejected

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

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or House of Commons are responsible for.

Deciding whether to close certain branches of New Look is a matter New Look, not the Government or House of Commons.

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Timeline

26 Oct 2020 Petition opened for signatures
2 Nov 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 2 Nov 2020

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