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Link MP wages to the average wage of the constituents they represent.

Submitted on Saturday 30th April 2022

Rejected on Friday 6th May 2022

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

Link MP wages to the average wage of the constituents they represent.

Petition Details

MPs are paid above average salaries so don’t understand their constituent’s finances

Additional Information

Having a basic annual salary of £84,144 plus expenses is well above the average income of MPs constituents and should be brought into line with the average wage of their constituents and not be allowed to have above the rate of inflation pay rises.


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This petition was rejected

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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