Petition · past parliament

Forbid trading to non essential business & services on Sundays.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Our main concern is the effects on the environment but also we want society to restore their spiritual values and to have peace of mind.

We should take the lesson of the coronavirus epidemic as an example of the benefits of having less people on the streets as this reduces pollution.
It is important to reduce pollution and there's no question about it. These days people can buy online so why do we need more people on the streets on Sundays.

Less shops means: less cars, trains, energy consumption, rubbish, noise, etc. This will allow the air to clean and nature to flourish better.

This would also reduce accidents and the need for more police on the and emergency services on the streets.

This would help to reduce stress on society.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

28 Mar 2020 Petition opened for signatures
12 May 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 12 May 2020

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