Petition · past parliament
Re-think bar & restaurants enforced closing time of 10pm due to Covid-19.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
Review the 10pm curfew imposed on bars and restaurants due to Covid or provide the Industry with empirical evidence as to why it will make a difference and then support the Industry through it.
70% or more of a bars income is taken after 10pm by enforcing a curfew at 10pm the government is almost completely removing key trading hours for most of these types of businesses and as a result making them unsustainable. This is not going to be restricted to just independent businesses, nearly every business in the Industry will be adversely effected and will be put in serious financial jeopardy. The government is risking millions of jobs.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 24 Sep 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Oct 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Oct 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.