Petition · past parliament

Abolish MP Expenses! - "we're all in this together"

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Increase in taxes, decrease in pay rises, £30pw cut to disabiliy, if we are infact all in this "together" surely ts time for the MPs to do their bit and pay for their own sympathy cards, moat cleaning, second home furnishings, like I have to from my £7.20ph. #nadinedorries great idea!

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 over to abolish MPs expenses. Powers over MPs pay and expenses were given by Parliament to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) in 2010.

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

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

Timeline

20 Mar 2016 Petition opened for signatures
22 Mar 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 22 Mar 2016

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