Rejected petition Cut the number of MPs or make them take a pay freeze for the next 10 years.

Vital British services have suffered from pay freezes, reductions in staffing numbers and reduced budgets. All in the name of austerity. MPs' salaries rose 10% since the last parliament . Why can’t we cut the number of MPs to help us save money or better yet why can’t they have a pay freeze?

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It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

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.

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

If you would like to "Take back control of MP salaries, reduce MP pay to UK average salary (£27k pa)", you might like to sign this petition instead:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/204208

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 4 February 2018
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