Let businesses claim insurance for Coronavirus closing, backdated to March 16

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Businesses that are forced to close during the Coronavirus social distancing period will not be able to claim insurance for their losses, because the government has not ordered the closures, like other countries have. This will bankrupt thousands of independent businesses.

Save them, please.

The chancellor just announced £30 billion in Coronavirus finding, and yet most of the country's small businesses face ruin under self-isolation, from plumbers to pubs.

The government needs to pass some measure that makes the self-isolation period a 'forced closure' in the context of business insurance, back-dated to Boris Johnson's announcement on March 16 2020, so that businesses can safely close their doors without worrying about immediate bankruptcy.

Otherwise, they lose everything.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Since this petition was created, the Government has announced that pubs, clubs and restaurants are to close. It has also asked everyone to stay at home. You can find out more here: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

If you want the UK Government to give economic assistance to the hospitality industry, you may wish to sign this petition: Economic assistance for the hospitality industry during the COVID-19 pandemic

You can find out more about how to protect yourself and others from coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

Timeline

17 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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