Petition · past parliament
Repurpose industries to produce ffp2/3 masks and protective gear for NHS staff
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
An immidiate plan is needed to increase local production and repurpose and re-tool local industries to increase production of needed protective gear.
Economic incentives to re-tool industries should be put in place, and requisition of production lines should be taken in consideration if necessary
Economic incentives to re-tool industries should be put in place, and requisition of production lines should be taken in consideration if necessary
Shortage of Personal Protective equipment (ppe) is affecting the NHS and health care workers are already being told to work without proper PPEs
In Italy as 8,3% of infected are health care workers.
It cannot happen in UK as well.
Our country needs to have control of the production of PPEs to avoid risks such as disruption of production or strategic reassignment of products from abroad
Clothing industries should be considered for repurpose, since they are already tooled to process fabrics
In Italy as 8,3% of infected are health care workers.
It cannot happen in UK as well.
Our country needs to have control of the production of PPEs to avoid risks such as disruption of production or strategic reassignment of products from abroad
Clothing industries should be considered for repurpose, since they are already tooled to process fabrics
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Provide adequate PPE equipment for medical professionals working with COVID-19
Advice on the use of personal protective equipment is a matter for Public Health England, not the Government or Parliament.
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
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coranavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
Advice on the use of personal protective equipment is a matter for Public Health England, not the Government or Parliament.
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
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coranavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
Timeline
| 18 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 31 Mar 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
31 Mar 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.