Petition · past parliament
Demand a public enquiry into the failures of the Government during COVID-19
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
Since the start of the global COVID-19 pandemic the citizens of the UK have seen a multitude of failures to take action and failures to implement proposed safety measures.
We still have inadequate amounts of testing, PPE, inaccurate daily figures and over 45 health care workers have sadly died.
We still have inadequate amounts of testing, PPE, inaccurate daily figures and over 45 health care workers have sadly died.
On 14 April only 15,994 tests took place when we were promised 100,000 by the end of this month. We are not even halfway to this figure, yet we are halfway through the month.
Nationwide health workers are fearful of their lives due to lack of PPE. With 55% of Doctors said they felt pressurised to work in a high-risk area despite not having adequate PPE (BMA). More than 45 health care workers have since died.
1000s of care home deaths are not being accounted for in the UK death toll.
Nationwide health workers are fearful of their lives due to lack of PPE. With 55% of Doctors said they felt pressurised to work in a high-risk area despite not having adequate PPE (BMA). More than 45 health care workers have since died.
1000s of care home deaths are not being accounted for in the UK death toll.
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 this petition calling for the same action: Hold a Public Inquiry into the handling of the Covid-19 crisis
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/
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
| 16 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
26 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.