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House of Lords agree to a pay cut during COVID-19 crisis.

Submitted on Saturday 18th April 2020

Rejected on Friday 26th June 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

House of Lords agree to a pay cut during COVID-19 crisis.

Petition Details

Have the House of Lords agree a 50% pay cut during covid-19 crisis.

Additional Information

Reduce costs to show solidarity with the British public. Everyone is doing there bit for the country, the Lords should too.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

The attendance allowance paid to members of the House of Lords is a matter for the House of Lords, and not the Government or House of Commons. You can find out more about allowances for Members of the House of Lords here: www.parliament.uk/about/mps-and-lords/about-lords/lords-allowances/

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/

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