This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Ban ice-cream vans with immediate effect to prevent the spread of COVID-19
Ice cream vans are patrolling street to street handling cash and cones, often directly to young children in very close proximity. Households that have been in isolation want to treat themselves and simply pop out to a van. This is an unrestrained vector of infection, fuelled by the closure of shops.
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Ban ice cream vans from operating immediately.
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Ice cream vans can, subject to local licensing and registration requirements, operate as takeaway services during the coronavirus outbreak. Food delivery and takeaway services are exempt from the requirement for food and drink establishments to close.
We have already published a petition calling on the Government to Close all unnecessary businesses including takeaways to safeguard health, which you might like to sign: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/307294
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/
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