Petition · past parliament

Cap MP's expenses to prevent them taking advantage & wasting tax payers money.

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

MP's are continuously claiming for things that don't cost them anything, so a suitable cap should be applied and proof of expense supplied prior to it being paid.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

The Government and Parliament don’t have the power to set MPs’ pay and expenses. That power was given by Parliament to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) in 2010.

If you would like to contact IPSA to make this suggestion, here’s how to contact them:

http://parliamentarystandards.org.uk/About%20Us/Pages/Contact-Us.aspx

Timeline

4 Jan 2016 Petition opened for signatures
7 Jan 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 7 Jan 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.