Submitted on Monday 30th March 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 13th May 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Stop the prime minister from sending letters to every household.
It has been stated that the prime minister, Boris Johnson, will be sending a letter to every household in regards of the coronavirus guidelines and restrictions. This is not appropriate considering Boris Johnson has been tested positive for the virus.
Since the outbreak, there are many people who are feeling anxious with items from which are not from their household. Therefore, the government should take more precautions and limit the amount of letters and postage that is being sent to households. There should be an alternative way to address the guidelines for the coronavirus.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Since you started your petition the Government has already sent a letter about coronavirus to every home. You could start a new petition calling on the Government to only communicate via electronic means during the coronavirus outbreak, because of the cost and potential risks of letters.
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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