PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk

Save Smithfields and Billingsgate markets

The Government need to step in and save the long term futures of both Smithfields and Billingsgate markets! These are places of incredible history and importance to both London and the UK itself. It's disgraceful that this decision has been made and threatens peoples employment and businesses.

Last fetched 19 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk

Signatures

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Government response threshold (10,000) · 6/10,000

Debate threshold (100,000) · 6/100,000

Petition progress2 events · Nov 2024 – Jan 2025

08 JAN 2025
Petition rejected
irrelevant
We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for. Decisions about Smithfields and Billingsgate 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
27 NOV 2024
Petition created

Background

I want the government and parliament to save both these markets from becoming victims of gentrification and corporate greed, they have a place alongside British culture and heritage and should therefore be saved for future generations to enjoy and as a mark of British heritage and way of life for centuries.