Petition · past parliament

Protect the NHS from any possible trade deals both inside and outside the UK

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

An amendment to the government's trade deal intended to protect the NHS from any form of control from outside the UK has been recently defeated. Parliament needs to protect the NHS at all costs from any external influence, particularly from any organisation that puts the NHS at risk of privatisation
Part of what makes the UK so brilliant is its universally accessible healthcare. The threat of privatisation puts thousands of vulnerable families at risk, as the basic right to healthcare could become entirely unaffordable. The recent defeat of the amendment to the trade bill leaves the NHS wide open to potential privatisation and a loss of autonomy over what happens to the institution. We depend on the NHS now more than ever and we must know that it will remain free and accessible forever.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Jul 2020

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