Allow gyms and other sport facilities to stay open during the national lockdown

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

For many people’s mental and physical health, gyms and sports facilites were the only lifeline in this sad and uncertain world that COVID-19 has forced us to live in.

Protecting the nation´s health and the NHS should of course come first, but we should not omit the undeniably positive effect that sport has on people’s minds and bodies.

Sport facilities and their members have shown a remarkable compliance in respecting distancing guidelines, and if schools are still allowed to remain open so should gyms.

Allowing people at least one safe form of leisure and social interaction might even dissuade the public from breaking other restrictions.

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

Timeline

1 Nov 2020	Petition opened for signatures
6 Nov 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16

Status Rejected

Rejected 6 Nov 2020

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