Submitted on Tuesday 1st March 2022
Rejected on Tuesday 8th March 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Reduce the salary of Members of Parliament who have earnings from other sources.
The Government should introduce legislation that will require that the salary of Members of Parliament be reduced in line with the reduction in Universal Credit for benefit claimants who have earnings. This is currently a reduction of 55p for every £1 that is earned.
This legislation would apply to any MP that has earnings from employment outside of their work as an MP. Examples being such as a salary earned for, acting as a consultant to a business, being a director of a company or any self-employment.
This would not apply to earnings such as those from share holdings etc. nor to those who need to keep experience in the career such as medical practitioners, commercial pilots etc.
The reduction to be in line with the reduction applied to Universal Credit.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. 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: http://www.theipsa.org.uk
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