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Stop MPs claiming expenses on food

Submitted on Friday 23rd October 2020

Rejected on Friday 30th October 2020

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

Stop MPs claiming expenses on food

Petition Details

After MPs voted against taxpayer money being used to feed children, our money should not be used in their expense accounts for meals.

Additional Information

If hungry don't deserve to be fed off taxpayers' money, then neither do they.


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This petition was rejected

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 petition, which you might like to sign:

Increase food and drink prices for MPs in House of Commons catering venues: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/555565

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