Submitted on Friday 6th March 2020
Rejected on Friday 13th March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Investigate the Government and Public Health England's response to COVID 19.
Launch an inquiry regarding whether more should have been done to protect the lives & the health of the public during the COVID-19 outbreak, including: Stopping flights/mandatory screening at airports,
Acquisition & provision of supplies to key services, providing correct public advice on outbreak
Launch an investigation into the bodies responsible for preparing the United Kingdom against a COVID-19 epidemic.
Address and provide justification to:
Why a policy of zero screening of passengers arriving from known infected countries was taken, despite email(s) of concern sent to PHE regarding this approach.
The stance on public transport & workplace: i.e. recommending against closure & requiring face protection on public transport to curb outbreak.
Actions to protect vulnerable adequate?
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We understand that you want the Government and Public Health Englands response to COVID-19 to be investigated, but it's not clear exactly what you want the Government or Parliament to do to achieve this.
Several parliamentary committees are already looking at the Government and Public Health England's response to COVID-19.
The Health Committee has launched an inquiry into "Preparations for Coronavirus": committees.parliament.uk/work/81/preparations-for-coronavirus/
The Home Affairs Committee Committee has launched an inquiry into "Home Office preparedness for Covid-19 (Coronavirus)": committees.parliament.uk/work/184/home-office-preparedness-for-covid19-coronavirus/
The Work and Pensions Committee has written to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions about implications of COVID-19 for that department: publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5801/cmselect/cmworpen/correspondence/04032020-ST-to-TC-re-Coronavirus.pdf
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