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.