Rejected petition Reserve Shopping Deliveries for NHS, Key Workers and the Vulnerable.

Ensure the supermarkets give priority to essential food items and regular delivery slots for the above groups.

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To ensure we are doing all we can to protect the vulnerable and support the individuals who we will all be reliant on throughout the Coronavirus outbreak. My sister is a nurse, lives with her husband, 4 year old daughter and my elderly father who is recovering from mouth cancer. A lady living on my road is a community nurse and single mum. People like my sister and neighbour need to be able to do a quick weekly shop and know they will get all the items they need to feed themselves and family.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

The opening and delivery arrangements for supermarkets are a matter for individual retailers, not the Government or Parliament. A number of retailers have announced plans to prioritise elderly or vulnerable customers, and NHS workers. Customers should contact their local supermarket to find out if they have put such arrangements in place.

The Government has made certain changes to enable supermarkets to work together during the coronavirus outbreak, particularly to serve customers who are elderly, ill or vulnerable: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/supermarkets-to-join-forces-to-feed-the-nation

We have published a petition calling on the Government to supply NHS key frontline staff working during Covid-19 healthy food hampers, which you might like to sign: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/306339

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

You 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

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 19 March 2020
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