Rejected petition Prevent shops from unreasonably profiting from the Covid-19 outbreak.

Many shops have been exploiting the vulnerable by over pricing high demand products such as antibacterial hand gel, antibacterial wipes, toilet rolls, and long life food products. Of course shops will need to put there prices up, but not unreasonably.

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Government/Parliament need to recognise that it is unacceptable to overprice such products, and must do everything in their power to prevent it.

Examples near me include:
A Nisa shop charging £2.99 for Wilko antibacterial floor wipes that are sold normally for 60p
A farm shop selling packets of spaghetti pasta for £9.00 each

However, this problem isn't just a local one, it's nationwide. The elderly and vulnerable will pay these prices and it just isn't fair on them. Action must be taken.

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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/303070

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

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

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

You 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.

Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/

Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/

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Date submitted 21 March 2020
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