{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/313701.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":313701,"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Swap the salaries of Nurses and Members of Parliament.","background":"The starting salary for a nurse working in the NHS is circa £24,000\r\nThe starting salary of a Member of Parliament is circa £80,000\r\n\r\nWe feel that it is only fair that nurses earn what a Member of Parliament currently does and that Members of Parliament should earn what nurses do.","additional_details":"During the Corona Virus Crisis, we have learnt to appreciate what or medical staff do for us and how important they are to society that is why we put forward a petition to exchange the salaries between Members of Parliament and the medical staff on the front line in our NHS.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":12,"created_at":"2020-04-03T13:36:16.177Z","updated_at":"2020-05-29T10:08:28.498Z","rejected_at":"2020-05-29T10:08:28.501Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-04-03T18:48:04.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"The UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for setting MPs' pay. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) is responsible for deciding on MPs' expenses and pay. IPSA is independent of both Parliament and Government.\r\n\r\nYou can find out more about IPSA here: https://www.theipsa.org.uk/about-us/\r\n\r\nWe have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:\r\n\r\nIntroduce a minimum starting wage of £40000 for all Nurses: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/315297\r\n\r\nIncrease pay for NHS healthcare workers and recognise their work: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300073\r\n\r\nGive NHS staff a pay rise in line with MPs pay increase: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/313513\r\n\r\nYou can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:\r\n\r\nwww.gov.uk/coronavirus\r\nhttps://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/\r\n\r\nThe Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support\r\n\r\nYou can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips\r\n\r\nYou can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/\r\n\r\nYou may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.\r\n \r\nFind out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}