Submitted on Friday 23rd October 2020
Rejected on Friday 30th October 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Cut MP’s £125 Weekly Food Allowance.
Cut MP’s £125 weekly food allowance that is subsidised by tax payers money, and invest the money in free school meals for children in poverty.
This week, MP’s opted to vote down an extension to free school meals, many claiming there was not the funding available.
With 650 MP’s in Parliament, their weekly food allowance is costing the UK approximately £81,250 per week. That could be used to fund around 35,326* free schools meals for the 4.2million children living in poverty in the UK. With the average MP’s salary of £82k, surely the can afford their own meals?
*Average school meal is approximately £2.30 per meal.
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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 or expenses. 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/
MPs may claim for the cost of purchasing food and non-alcoholic drinks where they have stayed overnight outside the London Area and their constituency. This is limited to £25 for each night they have stayed, but the claims can be for purchases made during the day.
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Increase food and drink prices for MPs in House of Commons catering venues: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/555565
Fund free school meals over school holidays until April 2021: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/555727
Provide the free school meal entitlement throughout the year: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/555723
End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/554276
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