Rejected petition Drop MPs wages by one third.

We want parliament to enforce a one third wage decrease on themselves.

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The government has recently announced that they are creating the new ‘job support scheme’ where by they will pay two thirds of people’s wages (67%). This is 13% lower than the original 80% furlough scheme. This is going to force thousands into poverty.

Announced on the same day was the fact that MPs could face a £3000 wage increase from April 2021. Are we really all in this together?

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

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

MPs are not responsible for setting or voting on their own pay and expenses.

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 how to contact IPSA here:

http://www.theipsa.org.uk/about-us/contact-us/

We have a number of petitions open which call for the furlough scheme, or an equivalent, to be extended for certain sectors/groups of workers, which you may like to browse and sign. You can find them here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions?state=open&q=furlough.

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

You 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

You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

You 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.

Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/

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

Date submitted 11 October 2020
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