Petition · past parliament

Please read the following article regarding a British commonwealth veteran

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/may/18/british-army-veteran-faces-27000-nhs-hospital-bill

Please give commonwealth veterans and serving soldiers the right for access to the NHS

The fight for the British army and some loose their lives doing so
Change the law

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

18 May 2020 Petition opened for signatures
20 Aug 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 20 Aug 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.