Permanent memorial on 4th plinth Trafalgar Sq to NHS/carers facing Covid19

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

We want a lasting memorial to be placed on the fourth plinth of Trafalgar Square thanking all workers in the NHS and Social Care for their courage and love in the Covid 19 virus crisis of 2020; also remembering those health and care workers who lost their lives in the course of their work.

We have memorials to those who lost their lives fighting in various wars, often under compulsion. Health and care workers chose every day of this crisis to put themselves at risk caring for others. We want to thank them. Some of these lost their lives in the course of their work and we want to mark their dedication and sacrifice.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Decisions about what is displayed on Trafalgar Square is a matter for the Mayor of London and London Assembly, not the Government or House of Commons.

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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

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

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 22 May 2020

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