Petition · past parliament
Make the U-turn and continue the food voucher scheme so no child goes hungry
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Standing with Marcus Rashford and his open letter to all MP's we are asking that the government make a U-turn and continue the food voucher scheme, for children from low income families, over the summer holidays. No child should go to bed hungry.
In the words of Marcus Rashford, if the government can do whatever it takes to help the economy recover they should be able to extend that into looking after our most vulnerable children.
With so many hosueholds losing their main, or only income, due to Covid19 the poorest in our society will be hit the hardest and with the furlough scheme coming to an end we need to make sure that no child in England, in 2020, is without food. Please continue free school meals throughout the summer.
With so many hosueholds losing their main, or only income, due to Covid19 the poorest in our society will be hit the hardest and with the furlough scheme coming to an end we need to make sure that no child in England, in 2020, is without food. Please continue free school meals throughout the summer.
Why it was rejected
The UK Government or Parliament was already taking the action it asked for.
Since you started your petition, the Government has extended the voucher scheme to cover the school summer holidays. For more information visit: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/covid-summer-food-fund.
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/
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
| 15 Jun 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Jul 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
24 Jul 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.