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Petition · past parliament

Include Early Years settings in national lockdown closures. Retaining funding

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Include closure of early years settings in national lockdown and continue to support industry through the continuation of government funding.
Early years settings too are vessels in which the virus can spread in the same way schools and colleges are yet the workforce are espected to carry on working with no PPE to protect themselves or their families.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Shut all nurseries and early years settings during lockdown

Timeline

4 Jan 2021 Petition opened for signatures
11 Jan 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 11 Jan 2021

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