Protect the NHS by allowing supermarkets to open Normal Hours on Sundays

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

In the current situation, we need the NHS and other critical workers to be able to access key supplies when they have spare time. The coronavirus doesn't have weekends and neither do the people fighting it. This means allowing all supermarkets to remain fully open on Sundays.

Currently, supermarkets are only able to open 6 hours on Sunday. This leaves a large part of the day when no food or other essential hygiene items are available to buy from these large stores. Pharmacies, petrol stations and small shops are exempt from opening restrictions, but they may become overwhelmed by the volume of people trying to use them, and run out of stock. We cannot let this happen. We must use all the resources at our disposal to keep the supplies flowing and beat the virus.

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: Allow larger supermarkets to remain open without restricted hours on Sundays

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

22 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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