Petition · past parliament
Save Our Pubs with an urgent support package
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Announce an urgent package of support for pubs including closure grants increased to £1000 a week to cover costs, a statutory rent code including the right to a rent review, then a business rates holiday in 2021 & VAT of 5% on all pub/hospitality sales, including on all drinks, to support all pubs.
Pubs have been unfairly singled out in the new tiered system for England; pubs in Northern Ireland & parts of Scotland are also closed (or banned from selling alcohol, which amounts to forced closure) and pubs in Wales & other areas of Scotland are at risk from further forced closures. The current level of grant support isn't enough to cover ongoing costs, especially rent, never mind support publicans and their families, so urgent action is needed to avoid mass pub closures & hardship.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Provide additional support to pubs, restaurants and all hospitality sectors.
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###Further information
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
| 24 Nov 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Nov 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
30 Nov 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.