Petition · past parliament
Enforce Covid-19 screening of passengers at London Heathrow airport
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
London Heathrow is one of the UK airports to remain open amidst Covid-19.
In attempt to get stranded Brits home, London Heathrow has now become a hub for transmission of Covid-19 - with lack of safeguarding for workers, other passengers and the general public.
In attempt to get stranded Brits home, London Heathrow has now become a hub for transmission of Covid-19 - with lack of safeguarding for workers, other passengers and the general public.
Public enforcements are in place to encourage people to stay indoors, limit interactions and only leave the house for necessities, 1 form of exercise and work - only if unable to do so from home. However, Airlines are still operating from London Heathrow Airport daily.
LHR needs to enforce screening of passengers embarking and disembarking flights to and from the UK, in aid to help prevent further spread of the virus.
Please join me in signing this petition to further protect us from Covid-19.
LHR needs to enforce screening of passengers embarking and disembarking flights to and from the UK, in aid to help prevent further spread of the virus.
Please join me in signing this petition to further protect us from Covid-19.
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: Start screening every person who enters UK for Coronavirus
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/
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
| 1 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 21 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
21 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.