Petition · past parliament
Exempt Game Shoots from the list of venues required to close due to COVID-19
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
I would like the Government to allow Game Shoots to stay open and continue to shoot until the end this season. Shoots can easily maintain social distancing and this is an outside sport. Space and distancing is not an issue.
Shoots should be except from closing as shoots that have already put birds to ground and paid for them need to be able to shoot to get paid for the sold days to recoup money to keep the shooting industry alive for the next season. With no support from the Government many shoots will be forced to close next year as they will not be able to afford to put birds down next year or buy feed or pay for ground rent. With out this support the shooting industry as we know it will never recover from this.
Why it was rejected
The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.
Since you started your petition, the UK has re-entered a tiered system of coronavirus restrictions which allows outdoor game shooting to take place in all 3 tiers, subject to certain requirements: https://basc.org.uk/coronavirus/.
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Timeline
| 1 Nov 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Dec 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
4 Dec 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.