Petition · past parliament

Link any MP’s pay rises to an average of those across the emergency services

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Directly correspond any annual pay rises granted to members of parliament with that of the emergency services.
For example, add the pay rises granted across the police/fire and national health service and divide by 3.
Also do away with all subsidised bars and restaurants within the palaces.
Government continually interfere or fail to comply with supposed independent pay review bodies dealing with our emergency services.
Linking them to their own pay increases would go some way to restore the feeling that there is some measure of equality of treatment.

Why it was rejected

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

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 more about IPSA here: http://www.theipsa.org.uk/

Timeline

2 Mar 2022 Petition opened for signatures
8 Mar 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Mar 2022

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