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Abolish/ limit MPs expenses

Submitted on Saturday 5th May 2018

Rejected on Monday 21st May 2018

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

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Abolish/ limit MPs expenses

Petition Details

MPs expenses are abhorrent and disgustingly over the top. They are literally a cash cow for greedily grabbing more money. Previous claims have included dog food, a duck island, a moat and mortgages/ rent. This has to stop. If these fripperies are allowed as expenses what exactly are their wages for?

Additional Information

Proposal- Expenses, as with other businesses, should be limited to:
1. 3 meal allowances per day up to a maximum of £15 each, no alcohol allowed. If required, paid for from MPs own wages, non reclaimable;
2. Cheapest standard bus/ rail travel from constituency to London. If First Class wanted, anything over and above cheapest fare to be paid from MPs wages, non reclaimable and
3. Cheapest hotel accommodation for overnight stays in London, maximum £75 per night.
That's it. Nothing else.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) is responsible for deciding on MPs' expenses and pay. IPSA is independent of both Parliament and Government.

You can find out how to contact IPSA here:

http://www.theipsa.org.uk/about-us/contact-us/

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