Petition · past parliament
Reintroduce Sunday Closing
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Once the current Coronavirus Pandemic is managed, create legislation prohibiting the opening of businesses excluding those in the catering, hospitality and seasonal industries.
The current lockdown in the UK has had a noted positive impact upon communities, families and the environment.
Communities are engaging and working together, once the pandemic is over it would be saddening to return to "normal". Sunday closing would allow people time, without commercial distractions, to engage with their communities, families and friends. Environmentally it would also allow our environment a much-needed breath of air and impact upon our climate targets
Communities are engaging and working together, once the pandemic is over it would be saddening to return to "normal". Sunday closing would allow people time, without commercial distractions, to engage with their communities, families and friends. Environmentally it would also allow our environment a much-needed breath of air and impact upon our climate targets
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
We think this petition is similar:
Bring back Sundays being a day of rest.
Bring back Sundays being a day of rest.
Timeline
| 31 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
18 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.