Petition · past parliament · Northern Ireland Office

Stop MLA's pay in Northern Ireland until the Executive is formed

Closed 193 signatures

What the petition asks

Taxpayers face paying out more than £94,000 a week in wages to MLAs and ministers even if the Assembly is not sitting.
We want to Government to stop all MLA's Pay in Northern Ireland until the executive is formed.

Timeline

17 May 2022 Petition opened for signatures
1 Dec 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 193
Status Closed
Department Northern Ireland Office
Opened 17 May 2022
Closed 1 Dec 2022

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