Petition · past parliament
Protect the NHS from trade agreements in legislation.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Legislate protections for the NHS from all future trade deals to remain free at the point of delivery.
In July 2020 Parliament voted against amendments protecting the NHS from future trade deals and protection from privatisation. It was insisted the amendments were not needed as "no element of the NHS will be up for grabs in a future trade deal, and standards will not be lowered".
Following the heroic and ongoing efforts of our NHS during the recent pandemic, protections should be written into law to ensure the changing opinions of parliament does not later threaten the services core principle.
Following the heroic and ongoing efforts of our NHS during the recent pandemic, protections should be written into law to ensure the changing opinions of parliament does not later threaten the services core principle.
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 this petition which calls for the same action: Legislate that the National Health Service cannot be part of any trade deal.
Timeline
| 20 Jan 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 27 Jan 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
27 Jan 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.