Pass emergency legislation forcing supermarkets to prevent stockpiling

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Government must intervene immediately to prevent the panic buying of groceries as a matter of public safety

The elderly, vulnerable and front line workers can't access essential food items - supermarkets have been given the chance to police themselves and this has failed.

Lack of government intervention means people are having to expose themselves to repeated close contact in numerous shops trying to track down essentials.

There is reportedly no shortage in supply, just in people being allowed to strip shelves, this must be stopped before it causes a shortage in supply

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 these petitions calling for the same action:

Introduce limits on per customer purchases in all supermarkets
Bring out ration books for food, everyday items and baby items
Restrict people stockpiling and reselling items at inflated prices

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 12

Status Rejected

Rejected 31 Mar 2020

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