Petition · past parliament
Impose a new contract on Jeremy Hunt.
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
With the total lack of meaningful negation on the part of Jeremy Hunt with the BMA and now the imposition of new working contract on the hard working junior doctors this nurse would like to see a new contract imposed on Jeremy Hunt. Making him work seven days a week and have all expenses cut.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
Were you to submit a petition calling on the Government and Parliament to introduce fixed working hours for MPs and Ministers then we could consider it.
The Government and Parliament don’t have the power to set MPs’ expenses. That power was given by Parliament to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) in 2010, so that after 2012 MPs no longer had control over their own pay or expenses.
The only way the Government and Parliament could have a say over their expenses and pay would be if the law was changed to return the power to set MPs’ pay to the MPs themselves, or to give the power to some other body. The law could only be changed by Parliament.
The Government and Parliament don’t have the power to set MPs’ expenses. That power was given by Parliament to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) in 2010, so that after 2012 MPs no longer had control over their own pay or expenses.
The only way the Government and Parliament could have a say over their expenses and pay would be if the law was changed to return the power to set MPs’ pay to the MPs themselves, or to give the power to some other body. The law could only be changed by Parliament.
Timeline
| 12 Feb 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Feb 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
15 Feb 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.