{"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/25194.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":25194,"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Means testing MP's salaries and pensions","background":null,"additional_details":"MPs salaries and pensions should be means tested\r\n.\r\nThe taxpayer should be required only to top up MP's current incomes to a salary or pension appropriate to their station - say £40K p.a. (negotiable) index-linked, plus expenses as at present.\r\n\r\nHonourable Members, if they want to claim anything at all by way of salary or pension from the taxpayer, would be required only to make a simple declaration (on their honour) that their income falls short of £40k by £x and that would be paid without question.\r\n\r\nThere should be a random audit and if it were found that a false claim had been made, he/she should be referred to the Committee on Standards.\r\n\r\nGovernment should introduce a Bill immediately to this effect, demonstrating parliament's commitment to sharing the burden of the current crisis.\r\n","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":1,"created_at":"2011-12-06T20:22:00.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:27:42.234Z","rejected_at":"2017-06-21T12:37:00.716Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2011-12-06T20:22:00.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"duplicate","details":null},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}