Petition · past parliament

Give businesses forced to remain closed past 4th July 2020 a 2nd business grant

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

We request that the government give all businesses that are forced to remain closed after the 4th July 2020 a second business grant of the same value as the first grant given as we have had to stay closed for twice as long as most.
Businesses made to close 23/03/20 by the government. The government gave grants based on business rates for non essential businesses with premises.
Non essential retail were reopened 5/6/20 followed by all other businesses 4/7/20 except
Nightclubs
Bowling
Indoor skating rinks
Indoor play areas
Beauty, Tattoo, piercing studios
Indoor gyms, sports venues
Swimming pools
Exhibition centres
These businesses are expected to survive on the same grant given to all.
This is economically unjust.

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 a similar action: Give business with prolonged closure due to Covid-19 additional grant funding

Since you started your petition the Government has announced that additional businesses are able to open. You can find additional information about which businesses are allowed to open, and which are still required to remain closed, here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-businesses-and-premises-to-close/further-businesses-and-premises-to-close-guidance

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

24 Jun 2020 Petition opened for signatures
10 Jul 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 10 Jul 2020

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