MP's to live in government owned one bedroom flats in London- no expenses.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Paying mortgage interest for MP's London homes is obscene. 1 bedroom flats are sufficient for them to carry out their parliamentary duties in London. Providing 1 bedroom public owned flats, will save millions of £s as each new generation of MP's can occupy them. 'We are all in this together'.

Think of the mortgage interest on just ONE London home. We are paying that for scores of MP's every year. This is WASTED money. If 1 bedroom flats are provided for MP's whilst SERVING parliament, these can be used for the foreseeable future. Over the next 50 years, just imagine how much could be saved! Giving more public money to banks in interest payments is just crass when the poor are being priced out of London.
'We are all in this together' so MP's shouldn't see an issue with this cost cut.

Why it was rejected

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

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority makes decisions relating to MP's expenses and business costs and is independent of both Parliament and Government.

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

Timeline

19 Jan 2016	Petition opened for signatures
21 Jan 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 21 Jan 2016

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