This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition All MPs Should Get A Pay Cut
Everyone takes a pay cut so why not MPs
It might or might not make a difference but I believe it should be done and maybe it might restore the public's faith in the government to a certain extent, but it will show that the government really does listen and care
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
The Government and Parliament don’t have the power to set MPs’ pay. That power was given by Parliament to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) in 2010, so that after 2012 MPs no longer had control over their own pay. IPSA conducted a public consultation after 2012 and decided what the salaries of MPs should be after the election.
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http://parliamentarystandards.org.uk/About%20Us/Pages/Contact-Us.aspx
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