Submitted on Monday 13th April 2020
Rejected on Thursday 18th June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Let people engage in any outdoor activity if they can maintain social distancing
Expand the permission to leave home for exercise to let people engage in birdwatching, fishing, sunbathing, or any outdoor activity, if social distancing can be maintained.
The purpose of the lockdown is to prevent transmission of the virus. The government has no justification to prevent activities which pose very low risk of transmission. Now more than ever, people need to be able to enjoy nature.
Please stop setting policy for the whole country based on overcrowded London parks. The rest of Britain has plenty of space and should be allowed to use it.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Since you started your petition the Government has eased the lockdown restrictions, including allowing people to spend more time outside. You can read the current guidance on what you can and can't do here: www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do
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 find 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: committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
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