MPs to take 20% pay cut, to help fund free school meals for starving children.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Take a 20% pay cut for the next 6 months, as has been done by ministers in New Zealand, in solidarity with those hit financially by corona virus. This money can be used to help finance free school meals for children who desperately need it.

Year after year, ministers take a huge pay increase, whilst NHS staff and other key workers get a pay freeze.

This government have recently taken yet another pay increase whilst many struggle financially during the pandemic.

Yet money is not even being given for free school meals.

Instead, ministers take a 20% pay cut for 6 months and use these funds to help finance free school meals.

Why it was rejected

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

The UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for setting MPs' pay. 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 more about IPSA here: https://www.theipsa.org.uk/about-us/

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Timeline

23 Oct 2020	Petition opened for signatures
27 Oct 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 27 Oct 2020

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