Petition · past parliament

After the coronavirus ends, a memorial to be put in London to the NHS workers.

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

A memorial to be erected in Parliament Square to remember the NHS workers who gave their lives fighting this virus. The memorial to have every name of every victim from the NHS.
This would be a fitting tribute to the people who passed away and somewhere for their families to go and remember them proudly. Along with members of the public who can also go and pay their respects.

Why it was rejected

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

Decisions about installations on Parliament Square Garden are a matter for the London Assembly, not the Government or House of Commons.

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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

13 Apr 2020 Petition opened for signatures
22 May 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 22 May 2020

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