Petition · past parliament

Armed forces pay increases to be the same percentage as MP's every increase!

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

regulary we witness members of parliament voting for the a payrise of 11% for example i want the that percentage voted for by the MP's to always be the same for serving members of the armed forces. This helps with under paying of the armed forces and overpaying of MP's

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

We already have a petition about pay rises for the armed forces, which you might like to sign:

Stop George Osborne messing with the pay rises of our armed forces personnel,

Timeline

21 Apr 2016 Petition opened for signatures
29 Apr 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Apr 2016

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