Petition · past parliament
Stop all MP’s food and drink subsidies.
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
MP’s voted to stop free school meals, then I believe we should at least have a debate on whether we should stop free MP meals, and subsidies for their bar too.
The go to phrase for so long was “we are all in this together!”, then please prove this.
Put your money where your mouth is, pay up.
The go to phrase for so long was “we are all in this together!”, then please prove this.
Put your money where your mouth is, pay up.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Catering services for MPs, their staff, House of Commons staff and others in the House of Commons are provided by an in-house team who do not provide a subsidised service in the commercial sense.
You can find out more about the net costs of catering services in the House of Commons here:
https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/foi/transparency-publications/hoc-transparency-publications/catering-services/transparency-reporting-catering-services/
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You can find out more about the net costs of catering services in the House of Commons here:
https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/foi/transparency-publications/hoc-transparency-publications/catering-services/transparency-reporting-catering-services/
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you'd like the UK Gocernment or Parliament to do.
Timeline
| 24 Mar 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 3 Apr 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
3 Apr 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.