Submitted on Monday 4th February 2019
Rejected on Wednesday 20th February 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
MPs receiving EU payments, should not be allowed a vote on Brexit related issues
There are many MPs who are receiving large sums of money in subsidies from the EU. This will without doubt affect their judgement when voting on Brexit related issues. MPs who have a conflict of interest should not be allowed a vote as it will rarely be in the interests of the Nation.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because we are not sure what action you would like the UK Government or Parliament to take. There already arrangements in place to avoid conflicts of interest.
Under the Code of Conduct for MPs, MPs are already required to register and declare financial interests. If there is a conflict between their personal interest and the public interest, they must resolve it straightaway and in favour of the public interest.
Complaints that a Member has breached the Code of Conduct are examined by the independent Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.
You can find the Code of Conduct for the House of Commons and more information about the work of the Commissioner here:
www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/standards-and-financial-interests/parliamentary-commissioner-for-standards/code-of-conduct-and-rules-of-the-house/
www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/standards-and-financial-interests/parliamentary-commissioner-for-standards/
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