Submitted on Saturday 11th April 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 26th May 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
We call for MPs to give back the £10,000 they were given for working from home.
In these troubled times with people losing their jobs or income, all MPs have been awarded an unneeded and excessive £10,000 bonus to help them “work from home” when all they need is a phone and a laptop both of which they probably already have. MPs haven’t been furloughed so are still earning.
The money should be returned and given to the NHS where it can be better spent protecting the staff who are working to protect the country. MPs have had pay rises well in excess of inflation so do not need this extra money.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for setting MPs' pay. 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 more about IPSA here: www.theipsa.org.uk/about-us/
Donating money would be a decision for individual MPs, not the UK Government or Parliament.
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Increase pay for NHS healthcare workers and recognise their work: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300073
Ensure continued Universal health cover by legally committing to a minimum spend: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300925
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www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
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You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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