PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Stop shops from selling sugary drinks and sweets to children before 9am
Restrict the sale of these harmful products before 9am could mean a world of difference in keeping our children safe, healthy, and ready to learn. To address this issue, I propose a ban on the sale of sweets and energy drinks to school children before 9am across Middlesbrough.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 21/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 21/100,000
Background
for the past nine years, I've driven to work in Middlesbrough and witnessed an unsettling sight: young children, congregate outside local shops, clutching sugary sweets and energy drinks. This has become a ritual, a troubling start to their day, before they even set foot inside their classroom. Stores should not be profit-driven at the expense of the health and well-being of our community's children. I want the government to ban the sale of fizzy drinks and sweets to children before 9am