Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament

Rejected petition Impose fines or penalties for MPs falling asleep at work in parliament.

If an employee fell asleep in any other place of work they would more than likely be warned or lose their job. Tax payers are funding MPs to represent our interests in the House of Commons and are regularly seen catching some not so deserved shut-eye.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/111582

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