Provide free face masks at all train stations, bus stations and buses

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Provide funding to support their proposals for everyone traveling on public transportation to wear a face mask

If the government are requesting all individuals to wear a face mask on public transport it needs to back this up with funding or it will undermine their polices on protecting individuals from COVID-19

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: Supply surgical masks to be used by the general public

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

5 Jun 2020	Petition opened for signatures
8 Jul 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 8 Jul 2020

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