This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament
Rejected petition Introduce Drugs of Abuse testing for sitting members of parliament.
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Workplace drug testing exists in many sectors, military, transport, clinical, but not in government. The public deserves to have representatives who are sober and not impeded by drugs of abuse. A recent study showed that all but 1 bathroom in the Houses of Parliament contained traces of cocaine.
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We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Mandatory drug tests for all MPs, Lords & their staff: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/602604
Mandatory drug testing for everyone working on the parliamentary estate: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609273
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