Submitted on Thursday 1st October 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 27th October 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Impose a rent and rates freeze on all entertainment venues during this crisis.
Government must bring in legislation that prevents landlords or local authorities from charging rent or rates on any buildings that rely on live or recorded entertainment for the entire duration of the Covid 19 crisis in order to ensure the survival of venues and jobs once the crisis is over.
It is entirely unfair during an enforced closure of business that venues should be forced to continue to pay rent and rates whilst there is no opportunity to earn any revenue from their businesses. Instead, all parties should share the losses equally so that the existing businesses can hope to survive and once again return to their previous activities once this crisis has passed, thereby safeguarding thousands of jobs and livelihoods in an industry that earns billions of pounds for our economy.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government aren't responsible for the issue you raise. Suspending rent payments would be a decision for individual landlords, not the UK Government or Parliament.
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Let Us Dance - Support nightclubs, dance music events and festivals: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/332789
Support the four pillar plan for recovery in the performing arts & entertainment: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/332353
We could accept a petition calling for additional grants for entertainment businesses, to help them pay costs such as rent.
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