Submitted on Sunday 1st November 2020
Rejected on Friday 6th November 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Allow gyms and other sport facilities to stay open during the national lockdown
For many people’s mental and physical health, gyms and sports facilites were the only lifeline in this sad and uncertain world that COVID-19 has forced us to live in.
Protecting the nation´s health and the NHS should of course come first, but we should not omit the undeniably positive effect that sport has on people’s minds and bodies.
Sport facilities and their members have shown a remarkable compliance in respecting distancing guidelines, and if schools are still allowed to remain open so should gyms.
Allowing people at least one safe form of leisure and social interaction might even dissuade the public from breaking other restrictions.
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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:
Keep gyms and leisure facilities open during any lockdown: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/556956
Prevent gyms closing due to a spike in Covid 19 cases: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/333869
The Committee will be holding a debate on Covid-19 restrictions on gyms and sport on Monday 23 November. You will be able to watch the debate on Parliament TV at 4.30pm: www.parliamentlive.tv/Commons
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