{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/307732.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":307732,"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Pop-up grocery shops outside hospitals for NHS staff during Covid-19 outbreak","background":"Work with supermarket chains to supply groceries to NHS staff who are working around the clock to take care of the sick and putting their own lives at risk. Pop-up shops outside all UK hospitals will take the time and stress out of food shopping for these amazing people.","additional_details":"","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":12,"created_at":"2020-03-21T21:47:08.591Z","updated_at":"2020-04-30T08:44:48.443Z","rejected_at":"2020-04-24T14:48:33.456Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-03-21T22:26:14.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"The buying and selling of groceries is a matter for individual retailers, not the Government or Parliament. A number of retailers have announced plans to prioritise NHS workers. Customers should contact their local supermarket to find out if they have put such arrangements in place.\r\n\r\nWe 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\r\n\r\nYou can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:\r\n\r\nwww.gov.uk/coronavirus\r\nhttps://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/\r\n\r\nThe 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\r\n\r\nYou 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\r\n\r\nYou can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here:\r\nhttps://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/ \r\n\r\nFind out the latest updates from Parliament on the COVID-19 outbreak, including ways that you can get involved: https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/covid-19/ \r\n \r\nAre you an academic or researcher? Find out how you can help Parliament scrutinise the Government’s response to coronavirus: https://www.parliament.uk/covid19-researcher-engagement\r\n\r\n### What the Petitions Committee is doing\r\n\r\nYou 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. \r\n \r\nFind 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/\r\n \r\nRead letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}