Provide a definitive reopening timetable and financial support plan for the Arts

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

As shops, bars, restaurants, and air travel begin to reopen to the public, the Arts sector is still unable to consider reopening for live performance. The government must; Provide a definitive timetable for reopening the Arts and create an arts specific financial support plan.

The Arts sector is still none the wiser as to when it may be able to resume live performances, with the government roadmap causing more confusion than clarity. Many venues and producers are now cancelling their 2020/2021 pantomimes, which make up the majority of the yearly income for venues. The Arts NEED a tailored financial support plan and investment promise and detailed timetable of reopening. Without this more venues and organisations are going to close and more sector jobs will be lost.

Why it was rejected

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

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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

1 Jul 2020	Petition opened for signatures
10 Sep 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 10 Sep 2020

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