Petition · past parliament

Send medical supplies particularly oxygen to India

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Given the on-going COVID-19 crisis in India resulting in the shortage of medical supplies particularly oxygen, an emergency debate should be arranged in the House of Commons so that MPs can discuss what emergency aid should be immediately sent to India
Given the close links between the UK and India, the UK should step in to support India during this time of humanitarian crisis.

Why it was rejected

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

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

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You may be interested to know that on 25 April the Government announced that it was sending medical equipment to India to support the country in its fight against COVID-19: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-sends-life-saving-medical-equipment-to-india

Timeline

25 Apr 2021 Petition opened for signatures
29 Apr 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Apr 2021

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