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Petition · past parliament

Drug test MPs after traces of cocaine were found in houses or parliament

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Any normal person in a high profile job can be drug tested it should be the same for MPs. This comes as traces of cocaine were found in houses of parliament.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Drug testing for Members of Parliament.

Timeline

27 Oct 2019 Petition opened for signatures
28 Oct 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Oct 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.