Petition · past parliament
Close all non essential manufacturing plants.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
The government has left non essential manufacturing plants open as they cannot reasonably work from home. These should be closed due to the increased spread of COVID 19, which is putting families at risk.
The largest outbreaks of coronavirus are now happening at construction and manufacturing sites. Despite best efforts of management to keep staff safe, corona virus safe guarding is not up to standard. Social Distancing is hard to follow in the manufacturing industry, non ventilated rooms allow for a lot quick transmission of the virus, covid screens are not a barrier or protection if someone can walk behind them, mask although useful will not protect you if you are sat in an office for 9 hours with 30 other people. DESPITE WHAT PEOPLE SAY MANUFACTURING PLANTS ARE NOT COVID SAFE.
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 calling for a similar action: Close all non-essential businesses
Timeline
| 21 Jan 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Jan 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Jan 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.