Petition · past parliament

National funeral/day of remembrance/celebration for Covid deaths

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

A central, non-denominational day of mourning, a service to celebrate and commemorate all those who have died during the Covid 19 Pandemic
Bringing all religions and non religious people together to honour those who have died, either directly due to Covid or for whatever reasons during the pandemic
I would like a central, non-denominational day of mourning, a service to celebrate and commemorate all those who have died during the Covid 19 Pandemic.
Bringing all religions and non religious people together to honour those who have lost their lives, either directly due to Covid, or for whatever reasons during the pandemic.

I feel the government could fund and televise a poignant day of offering.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

17 Feb 2021 Petition opened for signatures
23 Feb 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 23 Feb 2021

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