Petition · past parliament

Setup subsidised/free grocery stores for NHS staff at hospitals during crisis.

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

Utilise existing hospital stores or setup new temporary stores in hospitals fighting the Corona virus outbreak. Government to work with the retail sector to ensure these hospitals are kept stocked.
The NHS staff from these hospitals could order groceries from these stores for pickup after their long shifts. This ensures the staff have healthy foods available instead of going to empty stores. These stores could also be subsidised or free as a thank you to these vital key workers.

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 matter for individual hospitals and supermarkets.

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

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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 coronavirus 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 correspondence with Government Ministers asking further questions: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 27 Apr 2020

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