Prosecute people profitting on Baby essentials during the corona virus epidemic.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Threaten to or prosecute people selling Baby milk, nappies and wipes for profit during shortages due to the Coronavirus panic buying.

Mothers are struggling to find milk to feed their babies and as a result have been reduced to asking on social media for help, while people are selling milk and other essentials for extortionate prices, causing even more shortages and poverty.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The Government and Parliament are not responsible for the price of consumer goods.

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You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

Timeline

15 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
25 Mar 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 25 Mar 2020

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