{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/303367.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":303367,"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Stop the resale of baby essentials at high prices on selling sites.","background":"Stop websites like eBay allowing people to sell products such as baby milk and nappies at very high prices during the Covid-19 outbreak.","additional_details":"Times are hard for everyone at the moment. People bulk buying products such as baby milk and nappies which are essential for a babies care and selling on sites at three times the price is unethical and also problematic. Many can barely afford these items in the first place making them completely unobtainable now.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":11,"created_at":"2020-03-15T21:21:26.724Z","updated_at":"2020-03-25T11:41:39.973Z","rejected_at":"2020-03-25T11:41:39.977Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-03-15T21:27:34.000Z","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":[]}}}