Petitions/Change the law to allow 17 year olds to purchase alcohol in a pub
StatusClosed
Opened1 Apr 2025
Closes1 Oct 2025
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Change the law so that 17 year olds can purchase alcohol in a pub under supervision of the landlord/lady. I believe this could prevent unsafe underage drinking and boost our pubs, which I think are in decline.

At 17, young people are able to do many things legally e.g. drive and have children but they cannot buy alcohol to drink in a pub legally. I find this absurd. and I think it may lead 17 year olds to find alternatives ways to drink which may put them at risk or isolate them from friends in the same year, who are 18. I also believe it does not take factors such as emotional maturity to account.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Sonia Kumar
1Sonia Kumar MP
Dudley
6
Dr Al Pinkerton
2Dr Al Pinkerton MP
Surrey Heath
4
Lee Anderson
3Lee Anderson MP
Ashfield
1
Nesil Caliskan
4Nesil Caliskan MP
Barking
1
Alex Burghart
5Alex Burghart MP
Brentwood and Ongar
1
Lewis Cocking
6Lewis Cocking MP
Broxbourne
1
Josh Fenton-Glynn
7Josh Fenton-Glynn MP
Calder Valley
1
Ms Polly Billington
8Ms Polly Billington MP
East Thanet
1
Dame Diana Johnson
9Dame Diana Johnson MP
Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
1
Jo Platt
10Jo Platt MP
Leigh and Atherton
1