{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/309253.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":309253,"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Donate student tuition fees from universities to the NHS.","background":"Tuition fees for at LEAST one semester of this academic year should be donated to the NHS to combat COVID-19.","additional_details":"Students have missed over half a semester of contact hours due to strikes, and could now miss the rest of the year due to the coronavirus outbreak. Universities do not NEED this money if they are not teaching students, and the NHS would benefit hugely from the extra funding in tackling COVID-19.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":10,"created_at":"2020-03-24T14:38:29.526Z","updated_at":"2020-04-30T08:50:58.806Z","rejected_at":"2020-04-30T08:50:58.810Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-03-24T14:57:34.000Z","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":"Monies received in tuition fees are the responsibility of the recipient university, and not the Government or Parliament.\r\n\r\nWe have published a petition calling on the Government to ensure continued Universal health cover by legally committing to a minimum spend, which you might like to sign: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300925\r\n\r\nThe Government has also said that the the NHS will get whatever extra resources it needs to cope with coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/budget-speech-2020\r\n\r\nWe have also published a number of petitions calling on the Government to reimburse university students because of the impact of strikes and coronavirus, which you might like to sign:\r\n\r\nReimburse all students of this year’s fees due to strikes and COVID-19: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302855\r\n\r\nRequire universities to reimburse students' tuition fees during strike action: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300528\r\n\r\nRefund university rent and tuition fees due to coronavirus: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/304855\r\n\r\nRefund university students for 3rd Semester Tuition 2020: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/306494\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\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":[]}}}