Petition · past parliament · Cabinet Office

Do not ban people from exercising with one other person from another household

Closed 10 signatures

What the petition asks

People living alone need to be able to have social contact with at least one other person for the sake of their mental health.
The number of people living on their own went up by 16% to 7.7 million between 1997 and 2017 says the ONS.

We already know the impact which the pandemic has had on many health conditions and the significant impact there has been on mental health.

We should not be prevented from exercising with a person from another household, which for many might be the only social contact they have.

Timeline

18 Jan 2021 Petition opened for signatures
18 Jul 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Closed
Department Cabinet Office
Opened 18 Jan 2021
Closed 18 Jul 2021

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