Petition · past parliament
Home Office/Border Agency to close borders or quarantine people on arrival.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
The vast majority of us are abiding by the lockdown and are dismayed that the government are still allowing people into the country with no sign of them being accurately tested or quarantined. This puts the country at risk and is why we have this problem in the first place.
Whilst we are dealing with the virus and in lockdown, it goes without saying that the best course of action is to cease or heavily restrict flow into the country and anyone that absolutely must enter this country should be subject to a couple of weeks quarantine regardless of whether they have been tested elsewhere before entering. This is just common sense to reduce the risk of reoccurrence.
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 these petitions calling for the same action.
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Enforce a 14 day quarantine on all new arrivals to the UK: Enforce a 14 day quarantine on all new arrivals to the UK
Start screening every person who enters UK for Coronavirus: Start screening every person who enters UK for 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 and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
Close down all UK airports & seaports to prevent further spreading of Covid-19: Close down all UK airports & seaports to prevent further spreading of Covid-19.
Close the Borders of the United Kingdom to Prevent the Spread of Coronavirus: Close the Borders of the United Kingdom to Prevent the Spread of Coronavirus.
Enforce a 14 day quarantine on all new arrivals to the UK: Enforce a 14 day quarantine on all new arrivals to the UK
Start screening every person who enters UK for Coronavirus: Start screening every person who enters UK for 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 and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
Timeline
| 18 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
20 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.