Stop the crisis faced by bars, restaurants and theatres from COVID-19 shutdown

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

Protect businesses and workers in hospitality and entertainment from losing their businesses and jobs due to the current COVID-19 advice. Businesses need to be able to claim on their insurance or to receive additional support from the government where their insurance does not cover this shutdown

The government advises the public is to avoid public hospitality spaces and theatres but stopped short of closing them down. Businesses are unable to claim on their insurance and are completely unprotected, as are the workers. We need protection and support for the millions of workers in this industry and to protect the arts during this time.

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 19

Status Rejected

Rejected 25 Mar 2020

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