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Petition · past parliament

Stop paying politicians in Northern Ireland while Stormont Assembly is Suspended

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

As the Northern Ireland MLAs are not performing their duties as they were voted into Stormount for they should not get paid.

Why it was rejected

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

The salaries of MLAs are determined by the Independent Financial Review Panel. You can find out more about the IFRP here:

http://ifrp.org.uk/

Timeline

28 Mar 2017 Petition opened for signatures
13 Apr 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Apr 2017

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