This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Withold ministerial pay if they vote against/abstain from the government whip
Tax payers' money funds ministers to peform the role of government - a basic duty of a minister is to vote in line with their government.
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If they are unable to do so they should be honourable and resign they're post. Failing to do so should immediatley result in their ministerial salaries being witheld. Tax payers' money should not be used to fund who refuse to perform their job.
If a minister is unable to vote on heatlh, maternity/paternity or foreign emergency grounds (where they are unable to be in the country), they will be exempt.
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