Petition · past parliament

Create new nationalised utility companies, not for profit.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Create a Government energy Company, set low prices to just cover costs. If competitors want to stay in business they must reduce prices to compete or fold. No extra expense for buying back franchises etc. Just compete and help our own people.
I believe that certain things like utilities should be offered at honest prices to the public throughout the uk. It is simply not fair or decent to let any businesses profiteer on the back of making ordinary people suffer financial hardships when it is simply not necessary.
A government run utility company could offer mass employment and honest prices whilst making a modest profit to cover costs. This would also negate the constant tax incentives or payments to ‘help’ people cope.

Why it was rejected

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

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Timeline

21 May 2022 Petition opened for signatures
27 May 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 27 May 2022

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