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Decisions about who is honored at the National Memorial Arboretum is a matter for the Arboretum and the Royal British Legion, not the Government or House of Commons.

You may wish to sign these petitions calling for a similar action:

A memorial for NHS, care, allied professionals, who die as a result of COVID:19: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/313328

Create a National Covid-19 Key worker memorial Commemorate the fallen: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/315516

Commission a Memorial Plaque to honour and remember UK victims of the Covid-19: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/310097

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www.gov.uk/coronavirus
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

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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/