Ban alcohol, and Members being under the influence, in Parliament.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

No longer should it be acceptable to drink alcohol within the Houses of Parliament, nor indeed to sell it to members at a tax payer subsidised rate. Members of the Houses are employees of the public and it should be as unacceptable for them to be under the influence at work as it would anybody else.

There is rightfully no other role in the public sector where it would be acceptable for an employee to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol in any measure during their duties.

Members of Parliament are not only the most well paid of all private sectors, you are making decisions, on a daily basis, that directly involve the lives of tens of millions of your constituents. It is absolutely disgusting that you are doing this while under the influence at all, let alone subsidised by the public

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for similar action:
'Ban the sale and consumption of alcohol in House of Commons venues'
Ban the sale and consumption of alcohol in House of Commons venues

Timeline

27 Apr 2026	Petition opened for signatures
27 May 2026	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 27 May 2026

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