This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Provide free travel for NHS front line staff during Crisis times
Provide free travel to NHS front line staff to travel to and from work for free during times of crisis - Bus, train, tram and tube companies should be asked to accept NHS staff badges for free travel
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NHS Front line staff are now being asked to work full time to look after the general public in times of crisis especially COVID-19 - NHS staff are being asked to work in very difficult conditions and to stop any annual leave being taken - The government should offer staff free travel to and from their place of work to ease their financial burden, which in turn will help their families and colleagues
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
Responsibility for local public transport is devolved to local councils or Mayors, and national public transport is the responsibility of individual transport operators.
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