Petition · past parliament

Provide a full list of non essential busineses.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Provide a full list of non essential businesses to clarify for people with businesses in the grey area.
There are numerous businesses right now possibly unnecessarily open due to a grey area in the guide lines. There are no sources to get in contact with to ask and/or report businesses unnecessarily open during this time.

Why it was rejected

The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.

Since you started your petition the Government has published a list of businesses and venues that are required to close: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-businesses-and-premises-to-close/further-businesses-and-premises-to-close-guidance

In England, Environmental Health and Trading Standards officers will monitor compliance with the regulations requiring these closures, with police support provided if appropriate. Businesses and venues that breach them will be subject to prohibition notices, and fixed penalties.

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

You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here:
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

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

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Apr 2020

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