Petition · past parliament

Bring back rations books to stop people panic buying in bulk

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

To stop people buying in bulk panic buying people with on universal credit can't get food or toiletries and people with special dietary needs and the elderly can't buy food cause there is nothing left in supermarkets please bring back the ration books to limit what people can buy
People with special dietary needs and the elderly and people on low incomes can't buy anything cause there is nothing left in shops please please put a limit on what people can buy or issue rations book like ww2 thank you

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

17 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
24 Mar 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 24 Mar 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.