Submitted on Thursday 16th April 2020
Rejected on Thursday 28th May 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
MP's to take a a pay cut equal to or greater than 20%
In light of the announcement that New Zealand's government will be taking a 20% pay cut for 6 months we call on ministers to take a pay cut in solidarity with the people they represent.
In March 2020, with the coronavirus crisis on the horizon, MP's handed themselves an above inflation pay rise to £81,932. This figure is more than THREE times the starting salary of a Nurse and FOUR times the starting salary of a HCA. If all 650 MP's took a 20% pay cut for 6 months this would generate over £5,000,000. Equivalent to the pay for 213 nurses for a year.
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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/
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
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.
Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
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