Petitions/Fund a scheme to maintain graves on local authority owned sites
StatusClosed
Opened8 Jul 2025
Closes8 Jan 2026
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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I think individuals wanting to tidy up abandoned or overgrown graves on local authority owned sites should be allowed to do so and then claim the cost of their labour and planting materials by providing receipts.

I believe there are too many graves that are either overgrown or left to waste, either through neglect or simply where the deceased has been long-forgotten. I think there should be a scheme whereby individuals should be able to buy planting materials such as shovels, plants, and bulbs and claim these expenses along with a suggested fixed labour fee set by the government. I think this could really help tidy up cemeteries and churches.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Helen Maguire
1Helen Maguire MP
Epsom and Ewell
8
Mr Cathal Mallaghan
2Mr Cathal Mallaghan MP
Mid Ulster
3
Dr Andrew Murrison
3Dr Andrew Murrison MP
South West Wiltshire
2
Jess Phillips
4Jess Phillips MP
Birmingham Yardley
1
Peter Dowd
5Peter Dowd MP
Bootle
1
Richard Tice
6Richard Tice MP
Boston and Skegness
1
Alex Burghart
7Alex Burghart MP
Brentwood and Ongar
1
Tom Morrison
8Tom Morrison MP
Cheadle
1
Chris Coghlan
9Chris Coghlan MP
Dorking and Horley
1
Danny Kruger
10Danny Kruger MP
East Wiltshire
1
Fund a scheme to maintain graves on local authority owned sites — Petitions