Submitted on Tuesday 24th March 2020
Rejected on Friday 17th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Open hotels for homeless people during the covid-19 pandemic across the UK.
The Mayor of London announced that 300 hotel rooms would be open for homeless individuals to provide shelter during the pandemic, however, an estimated 320,000 people in the UK are homeless and further help is needed for those who have the power to do so.
Shelter is a very basic human need, especially during a pandemic, every homeless person should have the right to shelter and a safe place whilst everyone works together to slow the spread of covid-19.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Since you started your petition the Government has instructed local authorities to urgently procure accommodation for people on the streets if they have not already done so, and have said they will support local authorities to do so if they are struggling to procure sufficient units: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/876466/Letter_from_Minister_Hall_to_Local_Authorities.pdf
The Government has also exempted hotels, hostels and B&Bs from the requirement to close, where they are providing accommodation to key workers and vulnerable people: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/875654/Luke_Hall_MP_-_Letter_to_Hotel_Chief_Executives.pdf
We have published a petition calling on the Government to ensure safe accommodation and care for homeless people with symptoms of COVID19, which you might like to sign: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302485
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/
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here:
commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
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 coronavirus 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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