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.
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.
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.
We have published the following petitions about support for local retail businesses, which you might like to sign:
Reduce VAT to 5% for the retail sector " to help save our high street": Reduce VAT to 5% for the retail sector " to help save our high street".
Extend business rates holiday for retail & hospitality businesses: Extend business rates holiday for retail & hospitality businesses
Fund vouchers for high streets, hospitality & the arts to every adult & child: Fund vouchers for high streets, hospitality & the arts to every adult & child
Deciding whether to close certain branches of New Look is a matter New Look, not the Government or House of Commons.
We have published the following petitions about support for local retail businesses, which you might like to sign:
Reduce VAT to 5% for the retail sector " to help save our high street": Reduce VAT to 5% for the retail sector " to help save our high street".
Extend business rates holiday for retail & hospitality businesses: Extend business rates holiday for retail & hospitality businesses
Fund vouchers for high streets, hospitality & the arts to every adult & child: Fund vouchers for high streets, hospitality & the arts to every adult & child
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.