{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/303657.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":303657,"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Suspend income tax for NHS staff working during the COVID-19 pandemic","background":"Many NHS staff work non clinically but have thier clinical skills avaliable to work as front line staff. However income tax means this is not worth the risk returning to work clinically during the pandemic.","additional_details":"Income tax should be suspended for all NHS staff AND bank staff as an incentive to break healthcare workers to the front line during this time.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2020-03-16T12:07:26.055Z","updated_at":"2020-03-31T15:13:36.751Z","rejected_at":"2020-03-31T15:13:36.753Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-03-16T18:18:24.000Z","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":"duplicate","details":"You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/304595\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\r\n\r\nYou may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coranavirus outbreak.\r\n\r\nOn Wednesday 25 March the Committee questioned Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jenny Harries on the Government’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic. You can find out more about this session here: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/\r\n\r\nOn Monday 30 March the Chair of the Committee wrote to Government ministers of several departments asking for responses to a number of questions raised by petitions, and suggested by the public in response to a survey distributed to signatories of petitions on coronavirus. You can read these here: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}