Referendum in the United Kingdom to abolish the Coronavirus Act.

The government as a matter of urgency, to bring to Parliament for approval, legislation to have a referendum on the above subject within a maximum of six months.

It is important for the government and Parliament to enable the public to consent to, or abolish the impositions of this Act and its consequences. The public deserve the right to have the final say in this Act because of the immense suffering which has been caused by the use of it. This is especially so because it enables Government Ministers to issue decrees (statutes) without any Parliamentary approval or scrutiny. There have been lockdowns, restrictions of freedoms and liberties, misuse of the emergency powers, excessive expenditure of public funds, mass testing, vaccine coercion of adults and children, vaccine certifications/passports, quarantine and much more. There has also been damage to the social and economic fabric of society. Public say is vital.

The Coronavirus Act (‘the Act’) contains provisions which have enabled support to be given throughout the pandemic to individuals and businesses, and which have enabled public services such as the NHS to continue to function. The Act will continue to do this into the recovery period. Any Regulations made under this Act are subject to Parliamentary and/or judicial oversight. The Government does not plan to hold a referendum on the Act.

The Act helped set the foundation of the Government’s approach to combating the pandemic and has enabled action in five keys areas: • increasing the available health and social care workforce • easing and reacting to the burden on frontline staff • supporting people • containing and slowing the virus • managing the deceased with respect and dignity.

Since its inception, the Act has ensured that the NHS had the capacity to deal with the peak of the virus by allowing the temporary registration of over 14,000 temporary nurses, other healthcare professionals and social workers.

It has also protected critical societal functions and ensured that they were still able to continue, such as providing courts with the ability to use video technology. Currently, these powers allow over 14,000 hearings per week to take place using remote technology across 3,200 virtual court rooms.

The Act has meant that we have been able to put in place effective support packages such as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) for people and businesses. SEISS also continued until the end of September 2021, with a fifth and final grant. As of 15 August 2021, £27.1 billion has been paid in SEISS grants in total. 2.9 million individuals had received a grant and 9.9 million total grants had been claimed.