Rejected petition Make the House of Lords an entirely voluntary membership

To withdraw all the current payments from the public purse to members of the house of Lords and make it an entirely voluntary position with no public funding of any kind involved

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This is an unelected body which meddles in our domestic politics at great expense to the UK taxpayer even including having their meals and alcoholic beverages subsidised. This cannot be justified any longer

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

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

The allowances and expenses paid to members of the House of Lords is a matter for the House of Lords, and not the Government or House of Commons. You can find out more about allowances for Members of the House of Lords here: https://www.parliament.uk/about/mps-and-lords/about-lords/lords-allowances/

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Date submitted 14 May 2021
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