Petition · past parliament

The New Year Honours list for 2021 be dedicated to NHS, Key Workers & Scientists

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

Use the New Year Honours list to exclusively recognise the service, commitment and bravery of NHS, Key workers (including the Armed Services) and Scientists during the COVID pandemic in 2020 and 2021.
To say thanks to these individuals on behalf of the nation. Without them imagine what state the Country would be in, and how many more people might not have recovered from the virus.
Film stars, Sports people and politicians can miss a year for once.

Why it was rejected

It was about honours or appointments, which petitions cannot cover.

We cannot accept petitions about honours or appointments. The Government will only accept individual nominations, not petitions, so we can’t publish your petition.

To submit a nomination for an honour, visit: http://www.gov.uk/honours/

There is a separate form for nominating someone for an honour for coronavirus-related work: https://www.gov.uk/honours/nominate-someone-for-coronavirus-work

Timeline

13 Jan 2021 Petition opened for signatures
20 Jan 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 20 Jan 2021

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