Rejected petition: Close all bars and remove alcohol from the Palace of Westminster permanently
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MPs are voting on laws that affect millions of people’s lives. Green MP Hannah Spencer recently spoke out about smelling alcohol on colleagues heading into vote. In no other profession - hospitals, schools, banks - is drinking during working hours acceptable.
Parliament is a workplace, not a pub. Ordinary people go to work without access to subsidised bars and are expected to perform their jobs sober. Our elected representatives should be held to the same standard - or higher, given the importance of their decisions.
Closing the bars sends a clear message: Westminster exists to serve the public, not to function as a private members’ club. End the sale and consumption of alcohol in the Palace of Westminster permanently.
Why was this petition rejected?
There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:
Ban the sale and consumption of alcohol in House of Commons venues
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/768417We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.