Submitted on Wednesday 3rd April 2019
Rejected on Tuesday 7th May 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Legislate to make it illegal for MPs to profit financially from a no deal brexit
There is speculation in the media that some members of parliament stand to benefit from a financial windfall should the UK leave the EU on WTO terms. In order to maintain public faith in our MPs' impartiality and the propriety of the brexit process, the possibility of this happening must be removed.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because we aren't sure what action you would like the UK Government or Parliament to take.
The House of Commons already has a 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 here:
www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/standards-and-financial-interests/parliamentary-commissioner-for-standards/code-of-conduct-and-rules-of-the-house/
You could start a new petition calling for those rules to be changed if that is something you would like to see happen.
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