Rejected petition Bring back rationing! Pass emergency legislation during Covid19 pandemic

Rejected on 20 March 2020

We call upon the Government to pass emergency legislation to halt the stockpiling of items such as toilet paper, pasta, hand sanitizer and tins of beans.
There have been examples of fights breaking out amongst the public over rolls of toilet paper.

Bring in emergency legislation to prevent people stockpiling items.
Bring back a temporary period of rationing.

Why was this petition rejected?

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 this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300766

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public

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