This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Take action to ensure local shops can get supplies
Action must be taken to ensure that local shops are able to get supplies. At present the large supermarkets are taking more than they would normally do. The fact that Tesco owns Bookers does not help this.
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At a time when we are being asked to minimise our travel it is ludicrous that small shops selling basic provisions cannot get supplies.
These are the very shops that the Government should be supporting because:
- By definition, they are local and so people have to travel less to use them
- They are more able to make home deliveries - my village shop can do this within 24 hours - it is more like 3 weeks for large supermarkets
- The know their communities and who the vulnerable are
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 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
The Government is not responsible for managing the supply of goods to particular shops. This is a matter for individual retailers and wholesalers.
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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