Stop the reselling of essential items during COVID-19 pandemic.

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Stop the reselling of toilet paper, sanitising products, long lasting food goods, paracetamol, baby formula and anything else that should classify as essential items during the covid-19 pandemic online, at markets and door to door.
Fine and repossesse items from those doing so then give to charitys

I want and we need the Government to step in on this because anyone doing so is greatly contributing to preventing vulnerable people from getting the essential items they require for health and safety reasons and feel if this is not done soon many people will suffer.
Also anyone who is doing so will be profiting from the stretching postal resources at a time when they are alreading starting to struggle.
I believe this is of great importance right now for but not limited to the reasons above.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The Government and Parliament are not responsible for setting prices for consumer goods.

You could start a petition calling for the Government to introduce legislation requiring retailers not to sell certain types of products for more than their Recommended Retail Price.

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

Timeline

18 Mar 2020	Petition opened for signatures
25 Mar 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17

Status Rejected

Rejected 25 Mar 2020

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