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STOP FRANCHISORS DEMANDING FEES WHILE COVID-19 IS CRIPPLING OUR WORKLOAD

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Stop franchise owners from bulling us self-employed and limited company owners from paying franchise fees until we are financially stable again.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The suspension of franchise fees is a matter for individual franchises, not the Government or House of Commons.

We have published a number of petitions calling on the Government to provide financial support to individuals and businesses during the pandemic, which you might like to sign. You can view all open petitions relating to coronavirus here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions?state=open&topic=covid-19

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

4 Apr 2020 Petition opened for signatures
29 May 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 May 2020

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