{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/303341.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":303341,"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Prosecute people profitting on Baby essentials during the corona virus epidemic.","background":"Threaten to or prosecute people selling Baby milk, nappies and wipes for profit during shortages due to the Coronavirus panic buying.","additional_details":"Mothers are struggling to find milk to feed their babies and as a result have been reduced to asking on social media for help, while people are selling milk and other essentials for extortionate prices, causing even more shortages and poverty.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":21,"created_at":"2020-03-15T20:42:01.869Z","updated_at":"2020-03-25T09:46:08.793Z","rejected_at":"2020-03-25T09:46:08.797Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-03-15T20:55:44.000Z","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":"irrelevant","details":"The Government and Parliament are not responsible for the price of consumer goods.\r\n\r\nWe have published petitions calling for similar actions, which you might like to sign:\r\n\r\nIntroduce limits on per customer purchases in all supermarkets: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300766\r\n\r\nBring out ration books for food, everyday items and baby items: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302823\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\n\r\nUK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}