This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition MP’s to go back to parliament 2 weeks before schools re-open
MP’s should lead by example and return back parliament 2 weeks before schools re-open. To test social distancing measures and to make a call on how realistic it would be for 15 children, between the age of 4-5, to follow these safety measures.
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.
Since you started your petition the House of Commons has returned, and rules allowing all Members to participate in proceedings virtually have fallen. The House of Commons has agreed that Members who are unable to attend Westminster for medical or public health reasons related to the pandemic can attend proceedings virtually.
If you want school opening to be delayed, uou may wish to sign some of these petitions:
Keep schools closed until Covid 19 is no longer a threat: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/316404
Delay the reopening of schools to September: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/318206
Reopen schools in August with shorter summer holidays for a transition period: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/320459
Keep schools closed in the UK until an effective Cov-19 vaccine is available: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/319292
Shut schools completely to stop putting teachers, TAs and pupils at risk: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/308013
No prosecution for parents that remove child from school during a pandemic: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300399
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/
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