Suspend pay for all politicians during the covid-19 crisis.

Agree to suspend wages of all politicians. Use this money to pay for ventilators or towards the NHS, whether is wages to staff or medical needs.

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) is responsible for deciding on MPs' expenses and pay. IPSA is independent of both Parliament and Government.

You can find out how to contact IPSA here:

http://www.theipsa.org.uk/about-us/contact-us/

The Government has said that "whatever extra resources our NHS needs to cope with coronavirus – it will get." You can find out more here: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/budget-speech-2020

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here:
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/

Find out the latest updates from Parliament on the COVID-19 outbreak, including ways that you can get involved: https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/covid-19/
 
Are you an academic or researcher? Find out how you can help Parliament scrutinise the Government’s response to coronavirus: https://www.parliament.uk/covid19-researcher-engagement

### What the Petitions Committee is doing

You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
 
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
 
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/