Submitted on Thursday 10th September 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 29th September 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Extend financial support for the events industry
This petition aims for the Government to acknowledge the plight of the events industry during the Covid-19 pandemic and to extend financial support to the events sector. The furlough and self-employed grant scheme are not enough for an industry which is likely to be impacted for many months to come.
Government guidelines have frequently changed regarding social gatherings, making the planning of events near impossible. Furthermore, the August bank holiday is the busiest day for the wedding / events industry, with an estimated 4,500 weddings cancelled on this one day. The wedding sector is a £14.7bn industry and I speak for many who feel we are being forgotten about. To ensure the events industry is not crippled entirely, the help offered by the Government needs to be extended.
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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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