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Petition · past parliament · Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

Require MPs report weekly how much time they spend on second jobs

Closed 42 signatures

What the petition asks

We want MPs to be required to report how much time they spend each week on second jobs, so that this information can be published and constituents can see how much time they are spending on work outside of their duties as an MP.
To many outside Parliament it seems quite a few MPs are only there to enrich themselves rather than work for constituents. There needs to be proper accounting for MPs' time to ensure constituents have faith in them and can decide if they are getting value for money and their MPs aren't using their positions for their own financial gain.

Timeline

31 Mar 2022 Petition opened for signatures
14 Oct 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 42
Status Closed
Department Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
Opened 31 Mar 2022
Closed 14 Oct 2022

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