Submitted on Tuesday 2nd June 2020
Rejected on Friday 12th June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Allow all MPs to vote remotely during Covid-19 pandemic
Reinstate virtual voting procedures previously utilised up to Whitsun recess.
This will allow all MPs to participate in the democratic scrutiny of Legislation and ensure all constituencies are represented in parliamentary voting.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign some of these petitions:
The virtual parliament must remain in place whilst social distancing exists: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/321924
Keep virtual parliament options for MPs who are shielding or isolating: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/323109
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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