Rejected petition Allow Welsh citizens in level four to exercise outdoors with one other person as in England

The risk of transmission in Wales is very low and this will safeguard and help well-bring for all people in Wales. Exercise is vital to physical and mental health and will help keep people safe, particularly when working people need to exercise in the dark when gyms and classes are closed.

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Low transmission rates of Covid-19
Safe guarding and well-being
Benefits to mental health
Parity across the Wales and England

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue, or if the Petitions Committee has considered one in the last year.

Another petition calling for this is already collecting signatures: https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/244567

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