Make all paid TV services free for everyone during the Covid-19 emergency.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Encourage ALL TV subscription companies, Sky, Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc. to allow all content to be free for everyone over the period of the Covid-19 emergency. A lot of people are finding it hard to keep the kids entertained whilst at home, why not give them extra help without financial burden?

The results would be beneficial to the public for a number of reasons, but the two that immediately stand out are; firstly; people who do not have subscription services will be able to use them to keep themselves entertained whilst in isolation, and, they will have a wider variety of news to help them keep up with any updates from government. Secondly, for the people who do pay to subscriptions, and are perhaps financially vulnerable, could also benefit from having extra money.

Why it was rejected

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

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise.

This would be a decision for the individual companies, not the UK Government or Parliament.

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/

The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 21 Apr 2020

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