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Something like the Queens golden jubilee.","additional_details":"Its scary to sit here knowing i could lose my job, home or a family member. Its those that have the least which give more and suffer most. A proper thank you is owned by everyone to NHS, cleaners and supermarket staff etc.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":0,"created_at":"2020-03-27T09:53:52.904Z","updated_at":"2020-04-01T14:39:46.727Z","rejected_at":"2020-04-01T14:39:46.730Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":null,"response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/307364\r\n\r\nYou can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:\r\n\r\nNHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/\r\nUK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus\r\n\r\nYou can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":307219,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/307219.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Include self-employed in the 80% wage subsidy during Coronavirus outbreak.","background":"Give self-employed workers the same help as those employed,  assisting them and providing 80% of their normal wage if they are struggling because of the virus outbreak.","additional_details":"Self-employed people make up a huge part of our workforce. Not assisting them in a time of need will have huge impacts on their lives, their families lives and the communities they support.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":0,"created_at":"2020-03-21T09:47:36.393Z","updated_at":"2020-03-31T17:00:00.809Z","rejected_at":"2020-03-27T20:11:41.892Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":null,"response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"already-happening","details":"Since this petition was started, the Government has said that most self-employed people can claim a taxable grant worth 80% of their trading profits up to a maximum of £2,500 per month for the next 3 months.\n\nYou can find out who is eligible and how to apply here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-a-grant-through-the-coronavirus-covid-19-self-employment-income-support-scheme\n\nYou can read the Government’s announcement here:\nhttps://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-gives-support-to-millions-of-self-employed-individuals\n\nYou can find out what other Government support is available for people as a result of coronavirus (under the section on employment and financial support) here: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus\n\nYou can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:\nhttps://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/\n\nYou can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips\n"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":307241,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/307241.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Include all self employed in the 80% wage guarantee during the Coronavirus","background":"Change the 80% wage guarantee immediately to include self employed based on their net earning from their latest tax return","additional_details":"Self employed have been ignored and are unable to survive on £94 per week and have been totally ignored","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":0,"created_at":"2020-03-21T10:08:20.235Z","updated_at":"2020-03-31T17:00:01.113Z","rejected_at":"2020-03-27T20:11:42.476Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":null,"response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"already-happening","details":"Since this petition was started, the Government has said that most self-employed people can claim a taxable grant worth 80% of their trading profits up to a maximum of £2,500 per month for the next 3 months.\n\nYou can find out who is eligible and how to apply here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-a-grant-through-the-coronavirus-covid-19-self-employment-income-support-scheme\n\nYou can read the Government’s announcement here:\nhttps://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-gives-support-to-millions-of-self-employed-individuals\n\nYou can find out what other Government support is available for people as a result of coronavirus (under the section on employment and financial support) here: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus\n\nYou can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:\nhttps://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/\n\nYou can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips\n"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":307264,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/307264.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Pay Self-Employed/freelancers 80% of their median salary as well.","background":"Lets look after the 5 million self-employed as well, and give them 80% of their median salary. 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We should also review the Chancellors plastic tax so we are encouraged to buy fewer poor quality petroleum chemical derived products from the PRC and elsewhere in the world.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":0,"created_at":"2020-03-17T09:15:10.968Z","updated_at":"2020-04-06T12:14:35.042Z","rejected_at":"2020-04-06T12:14:35.046Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":null,"response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300472"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}},{"type":"archived-petition","id":311209,"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/311209.json"},"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Please mark the day social distancing is abolished as a National Bank Holiday.","background":"To mark the date the government can confidently abolish social distancing, government should officially recognise this as a National Bank Holiday.","additional_details":"Reasons for this can be many and very varied.  The way the whole country has come together for the NHS,  Stay at Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives, has united the country and communities.  Everyone is in this together and shows how society can change and adapt quickly to work towards a common goal, never seen since world war 2.  National Unity like this, on a scale never seen before, the key workers and volunteers,  finally the lives lost and families/individuals effected need to be recognised.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":0,"created_at":"2020-03-27T18:52:37.531Z","updated_at":"2020-04-01T14:41:40.638Z","rejected_at":"2020-04-01T14:41:40.640Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":null,"response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":"You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/304513\r\n\r\nYou can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:\r\n\r\nNHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/\r\nUK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus\r\n\r\nYou can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}]}