Reduce the amount of public money MPs & civil servants can claim on trips.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Severely cut the amount of public money that MP's & government employees / officials can spend on travel, hotel bills & meals etc. There should at the very least be a low cap on how much can be claimed in any one year.

During this period of financial hardship where pensioners have had winter fuel benefits cut, businesses have been hit with NI increases & the government is looking for ways of decreasing the welfare bill by making it more difficult to claim benefits like PIP it is immoral & totally wrong that people like the Speaker of the House, MP's & Civil Servants can spend hundreds of thousands of pounds each year on plush hotels, lavish meals & 1st class travel. This extravagance must end.

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

You could start a petition just about civil service expenses, if that is what you would like.

Timeline

8 Mar 2025	Petition opened for signatures
10 Apr 2025	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 10 Apr 2025

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