Submitted on Friday 27th March 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 12th May 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Reserve home deliveries from major supermarkets for vulnerable groups.
Require supermarkets to ask people to confirm that they are in a vulnerable group in the same way people have to confirm they are over 18. Put out public messages saying that people should only use delivery and click and collect if they are in a vulnerable group.
People in vulnerable groups are at increased risk, may not be able to queue and may not be getting enough help from their communities. It is necessary to prioritise during the coronavirus crisis.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The arrangements for online supermarket services are a matter for individual retailers, not the Government or Parliament. A number of retailers have announced plans to prioritise elderly or vulnerable customers. You should contact your preferred 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
We have published a petition calling on the Government to encourage retailers to prioritise those over 70 shopping online for essentials, which you might like to sign: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301126
We have also published a petition calling on the Government to issue care packages to the elderly and vulnerable, which you might like to sign: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302190
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/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
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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