Rejected petition Prevent MPs from claiming meals in expenses

Rejected on 30 October 2020

I want MPs to stop using taxpayers money to buy overpriced meals in parliament, and instead fund this themselves

Because the government has seen fit to stop hungry children recieving free school meals over the holidays I see no reason for the public to subside their luxuries when they cannot subsidise other people’s necessities

Why was this petition rejected?

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

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.

You can find out more about IPSA here: https://www.theipsa.org.uk/about-us/

We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Increase food and drink prices for MPs in House of Commons catering venues: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/555565

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