Submitted on Tuesday 17th March 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 25th March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Let businesses claim insurance for Coronavirus closing, backdated to March 16
Businesses that are forced to close during the Coronavirus social distancing period will not be able to claim insurance for their losses, because the government has not ordered the closures, like other countries have. This will bankrupt thousands of independent businesses.
Save them, please.
The chancellor just announced £30 billion in Coronavirus finding, and yet most of the country's small businesses face ruin under self-isolation, from plumbers to pubs.
The government needs to pass some measure that makes the self-isolation period a 'forced closure' in the context of business insurance, back-dated to Boris Johnson's announcement on March 16 2020, so that businesses can safely close their doors without worrying about immediate bankruptcy.
Otherwise, they lose everything.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Since this petition was created, the Government has announced that pubs, clubs and restaurants are to close. It has also asked everyone to stay at home. You can find out more here: www.gov.uk/coronavirus
If you want the UK Government to give economic assistance to the hospitality industry, you may wish to sign this petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302162
You can find out more about how to protect yourself and others from coronavirus here: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
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