Rejected petition Stop pay rise for MP's and cap their salaries

It was announced that the salary for a Member of Parliament will now be increased to £74,862 per annum. This salary is usually additional income as many MP's - such as our 'beloved' Minister of Health Jeremy Hunt - receive payments from their own companies.

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This petition is in conjunction with the new contract being imposed on junior doctors that will see Saturday made into a normal working day. It is immoral to increase the salary of the very institute that is attempting to reduce the salary of our junior doctors.

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.

If you would like to contact IPSA about its decision, here’s how to contact them:

http://parliamentarystandards.org.uk/About%20Us/Pages/Contact-Us.aspx

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Date submitted 26 February 2016
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