Petition · past parliament

A cap on MP's expenses and to remove allowances for luxury items e.g limos

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

I am writing a petition to cap the expenses that MP's claim unnecessarily from tax payers money. They want to make cuts which affect vunerable people and which will cause severe financial problems. While they search for ways to make cuts they dont consider cutting back their own expenses.

Why it was rejected

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

The Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the rules on MPs' expenses. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) is responsible for the rules about MPs’ expenses and business costs. You can find out more about IPSA here:

http://parliamentarystandards.org.uk

Timeline

30 Mar 2016 Petition opened for signatures
1 Apr 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Apr 2016

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