Petition · past parliament
MP's that sleep in the House of Commons to face sanctions and docked pay.
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
Elected MP's, paid for by the British public, are failing to perform their elected duties by sleeping on the job.
Therefore this is a call for any MP caught sleeping to be sanctioned and loose 2 weeks pay, like at the job centres.
Therefore this is a call for any MP caught sleeping to be sanctioned and loose 2 weeks pay, like at the job centres.
In any private sector work place there would be repercussions any many would be fired for such gross misconduct or face financial sanctions.
Parliament should lead by example. You wouldn't expect the job centre to let someone to fall asleep on the job without repercussions. They would incur a 2 week (minimum) sanction.
MP for Beckenham, Bob Stewart, slept during a debate on cutting £30 ESA for the most vulnerable in society yet woke up to pass vote. He was caught on the cameras live.
Parliament should lead by example. You wouldn't expect the job centre to let someone to fall asleep on the job without repercussions. They would incur a 2 week (minimum) sanction.
MP for Beckenham, Bob Stewart, slept during a debate on cutting £30 ESA for the most vulnerable in society yet woke up to pass vote. He was caught on the cameras live.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 17 Mar 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Mar 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
17
Status
Rejected
Rejected
20 Mar 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.