This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Let businesses claim insurance for Coronavirus closing, backdated to March 16
Businesses that are forced to close during the Coronavirus social distancing period will not be able to claim insurance for their losses, because the government has not ordered the closures, like other countries have. This will bankrupt thousands of independent businesses.
Save them, please.
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The chancellor just announced £30 billion in Coronavirus finding, and yet most of the country's small businesses face ruin under self-isolation, from plumbers to pubs.
The government needs to pass some measure that makes the self-isolation period a 'forced closure' in the context of business insurance, back-dated to Boris Johnson's announcement on March 16 2020, so that businesses can safely close their doors without worrying about immediate bankruptcy.
Otherwise, they lose everything.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Since this petition was created, the Government has announced that pubs, clubs and restaurants are to close. It has also asked everyone to stay at home. You can find out more here: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
If you want the UK Government to give economic assistance to the hospitality industry, you may wish to sign this petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302162
You can find out more about how to protect yourself and others from coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
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