Lords and Ladies in receipt of foreign pensions to be barred from EU Votes.

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

It is morally wrong for peers in receipt of pensions from foreign countries to vote on debates regarding the Governments actions with those countries. Those with divided loyalties should not have to opportunity to sway Government decisions.

Peers in receipt of EU pensions do not have to declare that fact when debating in the Lords Chamber. When debating matters pertaining to the EU, those peers should declare their interest, and be barred from voting on the issue.

Why it was rejected

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

We can only accept petitions about matters that the Government or the House of Commons are responsible for. We can't accept petitions calling on the House of Lords to take action.

You can find out more about the Code of Conduct of the House of Lords here:

https://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/standards-and-financial-interests/house-of-lords-commissioner-for-standards-/code-of-conduct-for-the-house-of-lords/guide-to-the-code-of-conduct/

Timeline

4 Mar 2017	Petition opened for signatures
6 Mar 2017	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16

Status Rejected

Rejected 6 Mar 2017

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