This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Help the vulnerable access food and essentials during the coronavirus lockdown.
Encourage and effectively support supermarkets to distribute food and essentials by introducing additional delivery and collections capacity for people in this category. Additional staff, vehicles and temporary 3rd party contracts are in need to help those vulnerable to access vital supplies.
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People in high-risk categories are being isolated for 12 weeks and may not have help readily available to access essentials and food.
All supermarkets across the country are fully booked with deliveries and collection slots meaning vulnerable people are having no choice but to venture out of their homes and safe spaces into areas where many people are interacting and passing through. This is counterproductive to the social distancing and self-isolating policies in place.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/301126
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https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
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You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here:
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### What the Petitions Committee is doing
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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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