Ringfence the current £350 million/week EU fee for future NHS spending instead

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Following the vote to leave the EU on the 23/06/2016, the government will make savings totalling £350 million/week. This money should be spent on the NHS. This could fund training bursaries, helping unemployed British people find skills for work, and also reduce the need to hire immigrant staff.

Vote Leave made a great deal in their campaign that the UK's contributions to the EU should fund the NHS, it was even printed on their campaign bus: http://www.voteleavetakecontrol.org/
Cuts to NHS training bursaries have caused concerns about staff shortages in the NHS in recent months: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36336830
Nurses have been exempted from immigration controls due to staff shortages: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/oct/06/nurses-immigration-rules-nhs-england-chief

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Invest an extra £350 million per week in to the NHS

Timeline

25 Jun 2016	Petition opened for signatures
5 Jul 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 5 Jul 2016

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