Petition · past parliament
Have a serious debate in to the reversal of the metric system, back to Imperial.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Although the science and Mathmatics use metric. We as a country still use Imperial measurements of inches, feet, yards, stone, pounds, and ounces more.
A consensus needs to be looked at, to possibly revert back to the original imperial system of measurement.
A consensus needs to be looked at, to possibly revert back to the original imperial system of measurement.
When Britain changed to the metric system in 1965, the gallon, was changed to litres, with no change to the cost. The division of imperial, means more produce for your money. Instead of dividing things by tens for ease.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
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We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
You could start a new petition calling on the Government or Parliament to move the UK back to the imperial system, if that's what you would like to see happen.
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
You could start a new petition calling on the Government or Parliament to move the UK back to the imperial system, if that's what you would like to see happen.
Timeline
| 13 Aug 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Aug 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
30 Aug 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.