Rejected petition MPs to donate their 2020 pay rise to support people affected by Covid-19

MPs are to receive an above inflation pay rise of 3.1% bringing their salaries to almost £82000. MPs have no role in voting on their pay rises but they can decide on what to do with the money. I petition them to donate it to food banks in their constituency to support people affected by covid-19.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

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

This is a matter for individual MPs rather than for the Government or Parliament to decide.

Your petition notes that requiring all MPs not to take a pay increase would be a matter for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA). IPSA is independent of both Parliament and Government.

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