not make mask mandatory on the 24th July · petition

What the petition asks

during this whole pandemic death figures havnt been accurate. mps admitted that covid tests had been counted twice. we have gone this whole time without masks being mandatory now come the 24th they are. the general public dont have a clue how to use them correctly or change them on a regular basis

Im a mum of 4 children and live week by week. the affordability of masks are not in my budget and due to this pandemic the price of masks have gone up. both of my teenage children are sharing a mask when going on public transport. are the government going to issue masks to all households so they can be used safely and effectively. we have gone through this whole pandemic not having to wear one we have had mass protests where the death toll as not raised massively so what is the point now.

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 some of these petitions:

Don't make the wearing of face masks compulsory in public places in England: Don't make the wearing of face masks compulsory in public places in England

Repeal the decision to implement compulsory face coverings in English shops: Repeal the decision to implement compulsory face coverings in English shops.

Make the use of masks on public transport voluntary and not mandatory: Make the use of masks on public transport voluntary and not mandatory

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

16 Jul 2020	Petition opened for signatures
21 Jul 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee