Petition · past parliament
Introduce Drugs of Abuse testing for sitting members of parliament.
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
Workplace drug testing exists in many sectors, military, transport, clinical, but not in government. The public deserves to have representatives who are sober and not impeded by drugs of abuse. A recent study showed that all but 1 bathroom in the Houses of Parliament contained traces of cocaine.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
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Mandatory drug tests for all MPs, Lords & their staff: Mandatory drug tests for all MPs, Lords & their staff
Mandatory drug testing for everyone working on the parliamentary estate: Mandatory drug testing for everyone working on the parliamentary estate
Timeline
| 19 Apr 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 Apr 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
22 Apr 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.