Petition · past parliament
Fine MP's and members of the Lords who fall asleep while on parliamentary duty.
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
MPs and Peers are paid through our taxes. Often they can be seen sleeping during debates. Those doing so should be fined for dereliction of duty and fraudulent activity.
Sleeping on the job is not acceptable.
Sleeping on the job is not acceptable.
Plenty of evidence to be found on Parliamentary broadcasts.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Discipline and fine MP's who sleep during in session parliamentary proceedings.
We can only accept petitions about matters that the Government or the House of Commons are responsible for. We can't accept petitions calling on the House of Lords to take action.
We can only accept petitions about matters that the Government or the House of Commons are responsible for. We can't accept petitions calling on the House of Lords to take action.
Timeline
| 8 Mar 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Mar 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
15 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.