Petition · past parliament
Keep our leisure centres and gyms open during lockdown
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
Keep our leisure centres and gyms open throughout lockdown.
To keep our country’s mental health and well-being healthy. Which has drastically dropped due to the pandemic. Mental health is being ignored and is bringing us far more danger than the potential risk of covid.
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:
Keep gyms and leisure facilities open during any lockdown: Keep gyms and leisure facilities open during any lockdown
Prevent gyms closing due to a spike in Covid 19 cases: Prevent gyms closing due to a spike in Covid 19 cases
The Committee will be holding a debate on Covid-19 restrictions on gyms and sport on Monday 23 November. You will be able to watch the debate on Parliament TV at 4.30pm: https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Commons
Keep gyms and leisure facilities open during any lockdown: Keep gyms and leisure facilities open during any lockdown
Prevent gyms closing due to a spike in Covid 19 cases: Prevent gyms closing due to a spike in Covid 19 cases
The Committee will be holding a debate on Covid-19 restrictions on gyms and sport on Monday 23 November. You will be able to watch the debate on Parliament TV at 4.30pm: https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Commons
Timeline
| 1 Nov 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 6 Nov 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
6 Nov 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.