Petition · past parliament
Create a bank holiday in honour of those who fight to save us from corvid-19
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
There are too many individual heroes, many of whom have suffered themselves, to make individual awards whether to nurses, doctors, cleaners care workers, shop workers, delivery drivers, police and fire services etc. A bank holiday in recognition of their efforts is a worthy tribute.
Those helping most have been the least acknowledged and often most poorly paid members of our society. Their sacrifices in carrying on in the face of clear personal danger both to themselves and their families must not go unacknowledged. Once the danger has passed it would be too easy to put these efforts to the back of our national mind. We must not do so. The creation of a bank holiday in celebration of there courage and efforts would be a proper acknowledgement of all of them.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Create a new Bank Holiday in recognition of the NHS and all its amazing workers: Create a new Bank Holiday in recognition of the NHS and all its amazing workers.
Introduce a 'one off' bank holiday after covid-19 pandemic to boost morale: Introduce a 'one off' bank holiday after covid-19 pandemic to boost morale.
Bank holiday to thank those who helped during the COVID-19 crisis: Bank holiday to thank those who helped during 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
Introduce a 'one off' bank holiday after covid-19 pandemic to boost morale: Introduce a 'one off' bank holiday after covid-19 pandemic to boost morale.
Bank holiday to thank those who helped during the COVID-19 crisis: Bank holiday to thank those who helped during 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
Timeline
| 16 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 27 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
27 May 2020
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