Submitted on Thursday 19th March 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 31st March 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Introduce a law to prosecute those profiteering from COVID-19
We are asking that the UK Government introduce a law which criminalises profiteering from the selling of basic necessities such as baby food, hand sanitisers, and toilets rolls.
The nation, as all nations, are facing a situation unheard of in this lifetime that has in its short period affecting the entire world community. As a nation, we should be seen to be proactive in the prevention of profiteering from this situation which is impacting all of humanity We also request the UK Government instruct and direct Facebook and eBay to prevent the sale of such goods on the respective social platforms.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/303070
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NHS website: www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: www.gov.uk/coronavirus
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You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coranavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
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