This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Change the way Daily Death Figures are Reported in the Media
We want the government to change the way in which daily death figures are reported to the public. Currently we are only given death figures for Covid 19 to justify restrictions and lockdown. We want the government to make a change in the way that it reports its daily figures to the public
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We want the government to stop just telling us about the Covid deaths and include DAILY figures for Suicides, Cancer patients who missed treatment, Domestic abuse victims, Elderly who died early due to being alone in care homes, People who died from stress related illness due to financial loss/bankruptcy, Deaths due to missed treatment during lockdown and Anyone who died of stress/health issues to the restrictions placed on them due to Lockdown imposed on them during the Pandemic
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.
You want the media to report data on deaths from other causes alongside data on Covid-19 deaths. This is a matter for individual media outlets, not the UK Government or Parliament.
Given your concerns, you may wish to sign this petition which calls for a public inquiry into the Government's handling of the Covid-19 crisis: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302576. The petition calls for any such inquiry to look at "what decisions were made around preventing the spread of the coronavirus and protection of the UK population, and how this was balanced with the level of health care services available and effects on the economy".
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.