{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/556136.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":556136,"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Decrease MPs salaries by 25%","background":"As stated, decrease all MPs salary by 25%","additional_details":"MP's don't need that amount of income when so many things are already covered/claimed back on expenses.\r\n\r\nThe taxpayer's money could (and should) be used elsewhere, in sectors that would actually benefit the taxpayers themselves and improve the society in which we live. \r\nWe do not give away their hard earned cash to give MPs a pay rise.\r\n\r\nIn these times, of economic strain, we are all having to make sacrifices. MPs should set the example. You've been voted to serve the country, not yourselves.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":21,"created_at":"2020-10-24T15:01:41.569Z","updated_at":"2020-10-30T10:11:03.168Z","rejected_at":"2020-10-30T10:11:03.171Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2020-10-24T19:50:44.000Z","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/"},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}