Petition · past parliament
Scrap the 5p bag charge on sanitary items.
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
Why should women pay a fortune for sanitary items, VAT on them and now have to pay an additional 5p when 'caught out'? Let us walk back to our cars/offices/homes with them tucked inside a free carrier bag for discreetness.
Why it was rejected
It was created under a fake or incomplete name.
Timeline
| 9 Oct 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Oct 2015 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
13 Oct 2015
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.