Submitted on Tuesday 17th March 2020
Rejected on Thursday 2nd April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Protected time for elderly people in supermarkets
Ask supermarkets to provide protected time for elderly people to do their essential shopping.
Elderly people, the most vulnerable category to COVID-19, are currently exposed to possibly infectious crowds of young people trying to stock up on food. With the virus predicted to last months can we ask the supermarkets to provide 1-2 hours of protected for elderly people. Some stores in USA and Australia are already opening 1-2 hours earlier to provide what they call as ‘Elderly time’
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The opening arrangements for supermarkets are a matter for individual retailers, not the Government or Parliament. A number of retailers have announced plans to open early for elderly or vulnerable customers. You should contact your local supermarket to find out if they have put such arrangements in place.
The Government has made certain changes to enable supermarkets to work together during the coronavirus outbreak, particularly to serve customers who are elderly, ill or vulnerable: www.gov.uk/government/news/supermarkets-to-join-forces-to-feed-the-nation
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
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