This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Close the subsidised MPs bar to reused alcohol abuse and anti social behavior.
Rejected on
The the resent news of sexual misconduct in the House of Commons, some of which is linked to excessive drinking, which comes from our taxes. Cheap alcohol is linked to abuse anti-social behavior. MPs should lean by example and get rid of subsidised work place drinking.
http://www.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/news/price-check-reveals-cheap-cost-of-strong-alcohol/
http://www.politics.co.uk/opinion-formers/institute-of-alcohol-studies/article/the-problems-of-cheap-high-strength-alcohol
https://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/alcohol/Pages/Effectsofalcohol.aspx
https://www.basl.org.uk/uploads/Cheap%20alcohol%20the%20price%20we%20pay%20AHA%20Oct%202016.pdf
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/204172
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