Petition · past parliament
Regulate purchases of essential items to prevent hoarding - COVID 19.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Limit the purchasing of essential items:
- Dried / tinned foods
- Toilet roll
- Cleaning products
- Sanitary products
Use appropriate, effective measures to do this. For example, government controls, enforced supermarket restrictions.
- Dried / tinned foods
- Toilet roll
- Cleaning products
- Sanitary products
Use appropriate, effective measures to do this. For example, government controls, enforced supermarket restrictions.
Access to essential items has become uneven in recent days as people buy up large stocks of toilet roll, pasta and sanitary products. Supermarkets have said this is unnecessary as supply lines remain open and show no signs of being restricted. Sensible people and the vulnerable are at risk of not being able to access essential items due to the selfish tendencies of a few. This needs to be stopped.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 16 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 23 Mar 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
23 Mar 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.