Submitted on Wednesday 1st April 2020
Rejected on Friday 24th April 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Hold a public inquiry into the UK’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic
With mounting evidence of NHS staff having been put into harm’s way due to a lack of PPE, and failures in the procurement of testing materials and ventilators, it is important that the actions of all officials involved are scrutinised, so that lessons can be learned for the future.
It is imperative that a public inquiry now be held, so the UK might be better prepared for the inevitable next pandemic. It is therefore also vital that we understand the reasons why our NHS went into this crisis with one of the lowest number of ICU beds per 100,000 people in Europe, why NHS Supply Chain seemed unable to deliver vital equipment to frontline NHS staff, also if pursuing policies like herd immunity were a mistake, and if additional lives were lost because of any decisions made.
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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302576
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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