Submitted on Monday 26th October 2020
Rejected on Monday 2nd November 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Put a salary cap on members of parliment wages .set it to £45,000 a year.
To stop members of Parliament giving themselves pay rises when the rest of the country suffer because of lockdowns due to covid 19 pandemic. To stop members of parliment from claiming high expenses for unreasonable expenditure .
To stop members of parliment claiming tax relief or expenses for second or third homes. To bring into line there wages with middle or lower class pay rates.
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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/
We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:
Reform IPSA - cap MP payrises in line with other Public sector pay: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/554400
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