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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Rejected petition Ban MP's employing family members
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Members of parliament paid their family members more than 3.7 million last year to do work on their behalf. Even if these were legitimate payments for work done, it has the appearance of being just another shady perk of being an MP.
We want both houses of parliament to cease this practice immediately. If any government department or quango were hiring family members it would be scandalous. It must stop.
This petition was rejected
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It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not responsible for.
This is a matter for the House not for Government
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