To cut the pay of the UK government and support the Citizens of the UK

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

To cut the pay of the UK government and to support people on ESA/DLA/PIP and Council Benefits and low wage workers

The RT Hon David Cameron gets paid yearly £142,500 as Prime Minister - That is £11,875 per month
The Basic annual wage for an MP from 8th May 2015 is £74,000 - That's £6,166.66 per month
Sadly Iain Duncan Smith's, George Osborne and Jeremy Hunt all RT hon MP's I couldn't find!

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. 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. IPSA conducted a public consultation after 2012 and decided what the salaries of MPs should be after the election.

If you would like to contact IPSA about its decision, here’s how to contact them:

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

However, the Government does have the power to increase or decrease Ministers' pay. You could start a new petition calling for a cut in minsterial pay.

Timeline

24 Feb 2016	Petition opened for signatures
29 Feb 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17

Status Rejected

Rejected 29 Feb 2016

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