Petition · past parliament
Examine the UK's failure to sign up to the EU coronavirus procurement scheme
Rejected
14 signatures
What the petition asks
Please call for and examine all relevant documentation around the decision. The public have been offered two versions of why this decision was made both from government sources. Please let us know why we were not enrolled.
At this time of great emergency we need to have faith that the decisions being made are solely grounded in science, good faith and the overarching public protection. It is very important that the public have faith in the decision making process and the public scrutiny of it where there is any doubt.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
It's not clear whether you are calling for a public inquiry, which would be set up by the Government, or for action by Parliament.
Since you started your petition, the Foreign Affairs Committee, which scrutinses the Foreign Office, has written the Foreign Secretary about this issue, and published this exchange of correspondence: https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/1686/documents/16453/default/
The work of individual Committees is a matter for each Committee, but you could start a petition either calling for an inquiry into why the UK Government did not join the EU joint procurements, or calling for the Government to release any papers on this to a relevant parliamentary Committee.
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Hold a Public Inquiry into the handling of the Covid-19 crisis: Hold a Public Inquiry into the handling of the Covid-19 crisis
Investigate NHS Supply Chain performance providing PPE to frontline staff: Investigate NHS Supply Chain performance providing PPE to frontline staff.
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 find 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/
Since you started your petition, the Foreign Affairs Committee, which scrutinses the Foreign Office, has written the Foreign Secretary about this issue, and published this exchange of correspondence: https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/1686/documents/16453/default/
The work of individual Committees is a matter for each Committee, but you could start a petition either calling for an inquiry into why the UK Government did not join the EU joint procurements, or calling for the Government to release any papers on this to a relevant parliamentary Committee.
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Hold a Public Inquiry into the handling of the Covid-19 crisis: Hold a Public Inquiry into the handling of the Covid-19 crisis
Investigate NHS Supply Chain performance providing PPE to frontline staff: Investigate NHS Supply Chain performance providing PPE to frontline staff.
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 find 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
| 21 Apr 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Jul 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
14
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Jul 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.