Petition · past parliament
Close the subsidised MPs bar to reused alcohol abuse and anti social behavior.
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
The the resent news of sexual misconduct in the House of Commons, some of which is linked to excessive drinking, which comes from our taxes. Cheap alcohol is linked to abuse anti-social behavior. MPs should lean by example and get rid of subsidised work place drinking.
http://www.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/news/price-check-reveals-cheap-cost-of-strong-alcohol/
http://www.politics.co.uk/opinion-formers/institute-of-alcohol-studies/article/the-problems-of-cheap-high-strength-alcohol
https://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/alcohol/Pages/Effectsofalcohol.aspx
https://www.basl.org.uk/uploads/Cheap%20alcohol%20the%20price%20we%20pay%20AHA%20Oct%202016.pdf
http://www.politics.co.uk/opinion-formers/institute-of-alcohol-studies/article/the-problems-of-cheap-high-strength-alcohol
https://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/alcohol/Pages/Effectsofalcohol.aspx
https://www.basl.org.uk/uploads/Cheap%20alcohol%20the%20price%20we%20pay%20AHA%20Oct%202016.pdf
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 31 Oct 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Nov 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
9 Nov 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.