Petition · past parliament
Safely equip ALL key workers ASAP
Rejected
14 signatures
What the petition asks
Show appreciation and gratitude to all of the amazing key workers who are risking their lives to ensure we have access to food, sanitation, transport, care and health
Give ALL front line key workers, from shop assistants, binmen, nurses, doctors, carers, bus drivers etc, a generic monetary gift
Give ALL front line key workers, from shop assistants, binmen, nurses, doctors, carers, bus drivers etc, a generic monetary gift
Provide ALL non-health care key workers with masks and gloves
Provide all health care key workers with effective PPE
Provide a generic lump sum of at least £1000 to each key worker who has no choice but to face the public in these uncertain times
Many of these workers have insufficient protection, yet are required to put themselves in the front line of the Coronavirus pandemic
Provide masks and gloves to All key workers ASAP
Provide the relevant PPE to health care key workers ASAP
Provide all health care key workers with effective PPE
Provide a generic lump sum of at least £1000 to each key worker who has no choice but to face the public in these uncertain times
Many of these workers have insufficient protection, yet are required to put themselves in the front line of the Coronavirus pandemic
Provide masks and gloves to All key workers ASAP
Provide the relevant PPE to health care key workers ASAP
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 these petitions calling for the same action:
Provide all workers dealing with the public PPE to be protected from COVID-19: Provide all workers dealing with the public PPE to be protected from COVID-19
Protect essential workers from contracting and spreading Covid-19: Protect essential workers from contracting and spreading Covid-19.
Provide adequate PPE equipment for medical professionals working with COVID-19: Provide adequate PPE equipment for medical professionals working with COVID-19
Provide urgent support and PPE to carers during coronavirus crisis: Provide urgent support and PPE to carers during coronavirus crisis
Suitable equipment to protect our front-line police officers from COVID-19: Suitable equipment to protect our front-line police officers from COVID-19
Fund and provide safety clothing for the supermarket staff on the frontline: Fund and provide safety clothing for the supermarket staff on the frontline
Consider how to compensate key workers for their efforts during Covid-19 crisis: Consider how to compensate key workers for their efforts during Covid-19 crisis
Make hazard pay mandatory for key workers in the midst of COVID 19: Make hazard pay mandatory for key workers in the midst of COVID 19.
Pay bonus to all key workers: Pay bonus to all key workers
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: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Provide all workers dealing with the public PPE to be protected from COVID-19: Provide all workers dealing with the public PPE to be protected from COVID-19
Protect essential workers from contracting and spreading Covid-19: Protect essential workers from contracting and spreading Covid-19.
Provide adequate PPE equipment for medical professionals working with COVID-19: Provide adequate PPE equipment for medical professionals working with COVID-19
Provide urgent support and PPE to carers during coronavirus crisis: Provide urgent support and PPE to carers during coronavirus crisis
Suitable equipment to protect our front-line police officers from COVID-19: Suitable equipment to protect our front-line police officers from COVID-19
Fund and provide safety clothing for the supermarket staff on the frontline: Fund and provide safety clothing for the supermarket staff on the frontline
Consider how to compensate key workers for their efforts during Covid-19 crisis: Consider how to compensate key workers for their efforts during Covid-19 crisis
Make hazard pay mandatory for key workers in the midst of COVID 19: Make hazard pay mandatory for key workers in the midst of COVID 19.
Pay bonus to all key workers: Pay bonus to all key workers
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: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Timeline
| 3 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
14
Status
Rejected
Rejected
26 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.