Rejected petition Temporarily suspend the costs of the TV licence

Ask that there is a temporarily suspension on all payments who currently have a TV licence in place for those who are financially affected by the corona virus this includes the self employed

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My husband like many is self employed and I know that there is a announcement today but whatever this involves people are still going to be struggling greatly financially and I feel if those who currently have a TV license in place like myself I pay every month it will help ease the financial burden a little over 3 months

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Abolish TV License Fee during the Corona Virus emergency: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/306187

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

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 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 correspondence with Government Ministers asking further questions: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/

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Date submitted 26 March 2020
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