Rejected petition Can we have blue poppies at Remembrance (with the red) as thanks for the NHS

We want the government and parliament to support our call for blue poppies this year at Remembrance to sit with the red. This is as thanks for the work and sacrifice of all the healthcare workers and people from our country who have died in the pandemic.

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This is a national pandemic, many people have love ones who will (or have) paid the ultimate price. We need a national Remembrance to this unique event in our nation's history to collectively remember the dead and the service of all who helped us survive. Blue is the colour of the NHS.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

The Government is not responsible for Remembrance Day or poppies.

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

National holiday of remembrance of those who died during the virus covid-19: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/311923

Designate a day for the recognition of our NHS and all Emergency Services: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/308614

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 find 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: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 11 April 2020
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