Petition · past parliament

Earmark one day of the week for NHS STAFF & key workers to shop for food

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

As the COVID-19 spreads and we depend on the nhs staff to help us and treat us they don’t get the chance to shop for food for their own families and we risk those we rely on to become so weak due to malnutrition they won’t be able to continue
Earmark one day of the week where only nhs , police , fire service and hgv drivers keeping the United Kingdom supplied safe and providing care can shop for food before shelves are emptied by the general public

Why it was rejected

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

The opening arrangements for supermarkets are a matter for individual retailers, not the Government or Parliament. A number of retailers have announced plans to open early for elderly or vulnerable customers, and NHS workers. You should contact your local supermarket to find out if they have put such arrangements in place.

The Government has made certain changes to enable supermarkets to work together during the coronavirus outbreak, particularly to serve customers who are elderly, ill or vulnerable: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/supermarkets-to-join-forces-to-feed-the-nation

We have published a petition calling on the Government to supply NHS key frontline staff working during Covid-19 healthy food hampers, which you might like to sign: Supply NHS key frontline staff working during Covid-19 healthy food hampers

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

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

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

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 17 Apr 2020

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