This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Free sky TV and broadband until virus is clear
Introduce free contracted TV, and phones and broadband until virus ends
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People are contracted to products they cannot afford due to no pay from the shut down of shops, pubs and other things. Help
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 supply of telephone, paid TV and internet services is a matter for individual providers and consumers, and not the Government and Parliament.
We have published several petitions calling on the Government to provide financial support to households that have been affected by the coronavirus outbreak, which you might like to sign. You can find all petitions relating to coronavirus here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions?state=open&topic=covid-19
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/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
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 can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here:
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
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 coronavirus 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/
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.