Fund national and local memorials to those who sacrificed their lives for us.

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

Daily we hear of doctors, nurses, NHS support workers, carers, emergency workers and public transport staff who are losing their lives because they have to chosen stand between us and this deadly threat. Government, both national and local, should mark their sacrifice with a permanent memorial.

COVID-19 is the most lethal international pandemic since the Spanish Flu and the greatest national challenge since the Second World War. Our nation should remember those who have given their lives, not just in a national memorial but also at local level, just as we did following the first and second World Wars. Government should also organise a national service of remembrance and thanksgiving to dedicate these memorials.

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 some these petitions calling for similar actions:

A memorial for NHS, care, allied professionals, who die as a result of COVID:19: A memorial for NHS, care, allied professionals, who die as a result of COVID:19

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Commission a Memorial Plaque to honour and remember UK victims of the Covid-19: Commission a Memorial Plaque to honour and remember UK victims of the 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 find 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

7 Apr 2020	Petition opened for signatures
9 Jun 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14

Status Rejected

Rejected 9 Jun 2020

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