PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk

Save Smithfield and Billingsgate markets.

Reinstate the long term future of the current markets or at least provide an alternative site. Hundreds of businesses and thousands of jobs depend on these markets.

Last fetched 18 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk

Signatures

signatures

Government response threshold (10,000) · 21/10,000

Debate threshold (100,000) · 21/100,000

Petition progress2 events · Nov 2024 – Jan 2025

09 JAN 2025
Petition rejected
irrelevant
We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for. Decisions about Smithfield meat market and Billingsgate fish market are a decision for the City of London Corporation. You could ask your MP to take action on your concerns about this issue, including by asking them to present a public petition about this. You can find contact details for your local MP here: https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP You can also raise this issue with the City of London Corporation. You can find contact details for the City of London Corporation here: https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/footer/contact-the-city-corporation
28 NOV 2024
Petition created

Background

The Corporation of London has voted to close Smithfield and Billingsgate markets while abandoning plans of a relocation site. This will leave thousands potentially unemployed and close many businesses. Not just those of the market traders but also for the small businesses that operate using the markets. Both markets are vital to food supply for London and large surrounding areas, have been operating for hundreds of years and support thousands of jobs which are now in jeopardy.