{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/309543.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":309543,"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Freeze unnecessary bills such as TV Licence.","background":"Paying a license for a TV is not necessary during the current outbreak. Please consider putting a freeze on payments to support people in financial difficulty.","additional_details":"Give the general public that little bit more in a time of need.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":13,"created_at":"2020-03-24T22:09:23.077Z","updated_at":"2020-04-14T13:32:43.758Z","rejected_at":"2020-04-14T13:32:43.760Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-03-25T09:06:14.000Z","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":"duplicate","details":"You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action.\r\n\r\nAbolish TV License Fee during the Corona Virus emergency: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/306187\r\n\r\nYou can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:\r\n\r\nNHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/\r\nUK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus\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 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 correspondence with Government Ministers asking further questions: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}