Rejected petition Pass emergency legislation forcing supermarkets to prevent stockpiling

Government must intervene immediately to prevent the panic buying of groceries as a matter of public safety

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The elderly, vulnerable and front line workers can't access essential food items - supermarkets have been given the chance to police themselves and this has failed.

Lack of government intervention means people are having to expose themselves to repeated close contact in numerous shops trying to track down essentials.

There is reportedly no shortage in supply, just in people being allowed to strip shelves, this must be stopped before it causes a shortage in supply

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

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You may wish to sign these petitions calling for the same action:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300766
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302823
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/303070

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

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Date submitted 20 March 2020
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