This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Stop any financial support to small businesses exploiting the Corona Pandemic.
Some small shops have taken advantage of the pandemic by raising 89p handsanitiser to £5.Some groceries have risen prices at 400%.THEY SHOULD NOT RECEIVE ANY FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM GOV/TAX PAYERS.
A good time to also mention the unlikely heroes: Supermarkets and staff are doing a fantastic job.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
We understand that you want the Government to take action against businesses that are exploiting coronavirus, but it's not clear exactly what you want the Government to do to achieve this.
We have published a petition requesting that the Government make it illegal to sell products above the RRP: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/306433
You could start a petition calling on the Government to exclude companies charging more than the RRP from coronavirus support schemes, if that is what you want to happen.
You would also need to provide your full name for us to be able to accept your petition.
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/
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.