Rejected petition Prevent the felling of ancient English oak trees for export

Stately home owners have been offering ancient English oak trees from their estates for use in the rebuilding of Notre Dame Cathedral. This must not be allowed, either for this, or any future works of this nature.

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https://whoownsengland.org/2017/05/08/the-dukes-their-tax-breaks-an-8million-annual-subsidy/

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

We can't accept your petition because the decision to protect a tree is one for the local council and not the UK Government or Parliament.

You can find out more here:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tree-preservation-orders-and-trees-in-conservation-areas

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 20 April 2019
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