Pension earned as MEPs by MEPs seeking Brexit and not supporting ideology of European Parliament.
Dear European Parliament,
Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation 1049/2001, I am requesting documents which contain the following information:
Statements of the pension earned (stated in pounds sterling today's value) as an MEP by my local UKIP MEP Jonathan Arnott who seeks to Brexit and does not support the concept of a European Parliament; also the pension earned as an MEP by his party leader, MEP Nigel Farage, leader of the Brexit Movement, and the (undeclared on his current MEP website entry) statement of the amount paid by the Donald Trump campaign to Nigel Farage for his work for that group, when he was already signed up to be working as an MEP and representing his constituents' needs at that time.
When considering this request please consider the genuine informational needs of the nearly 49% of voting Britons who voted, having considered the long term public interest issues at stake, to remain in the EU in June 2016.
Yours faithfully,
Beth Wilson
Our ref.: A(2016)13866
Dear Ms Wilson,
European Parliament acknowledges receipt of your request, which will be processed as quickly as possible. You will receive a reply within 15 working days.
Best regards
TRANSPARENCY – ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS
PRES | European Parliament Directorate General for the Presidency
AccesDocs(at)ep.europa.eu
Our ref.: A(2016)13866
Dear Ms Wilson,
On 14 November 2016 Parliament received your request for information
rather than for specific documents.
In view of the above, we have forwarded your request to the appropriate
service for response.
You will receive an answer from Parliament in due time.
Kind regards,
TRANSPARENCY – ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS
PRES | European Parliament Directorate General for the Presidency
AccesDocs(at)ep.europa.eu
A(2016)13866
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Dear Ms Wilson,
The Citizens’ Enquiries Unit of the European Parliament (EP) has been
asked to reply to your request for information concerning the pensions of
two MEPs, Jonathan Arnott and Nigel Farage, as well as the statement of
the amount paid by the Donald Trump campaign to Nigel Farage for his work
for that group.
We would inform you that under the single statute, which came into effect
in July 2009, former Members (MEPs) are entitled to an old-age pension
from the age of 63. The pension equals 3.5% of the salary for each full
year’s exercise of a mandate but not more than 70% in total. Until the
introduction of the statute, former MEPs’ pension rights were acquired
according to the rules in, and financed by the budget of, their Member
States. Neither Mr Farage (born in 1964) nor Mr Arnott (born in 1981) have
reached pensionable age. For the legal basis and further information,
please refer to the [1]Decision of the European Parliament of 28 September
2005 adopting the Statute for Members of the European Parliament.
The European Parliament’s Bureau set out rules and regulations on MEPs’
allowances. All MEPs receive the same salary under the single statute. The
monthly pre-tax salary of MEPs under the single statute is €8 213.02 as of
July 2015. The salary comes from Parliament's budget and is subject to an
EU tax and insurance contributions, after which the salary is €6 400.04.
Member States may also subject the salary to national taxes. The basic
salary is set at 38.5% of the basic salary of a judge at the European
Court of Justice. For the legal basis and further information, please
refer to the [2]Decision of the [European Parliament’s] Bureau of 19 May
and 9 July 2008 concerning implementing measures for the Statute for
Members of the European Parliament.
With regard to declarations of financial interests, according to Article
4(1) of the [3]Code of Conduct for Members of the European Parliament with
respect to financial interests and conflicts of interest (Annex I to the
European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure), MEPs are required to submit a
declaration of their financial interests to the President by the end of
the first part-session after elections to the European Parliament or
within 30 days of taking up office with the Parliament in the course of a
parliamentary term and within 30 days of each change occurring.
Mr Farage’s most recent [4]Declaration of Financial Interests, published
in the section of European Parliament’s website presenting his profile,
dates back to 30 June 2014, has not been updated since the beginning of
the present legislature and he does not provide information on an amount
allegedly received by the Donald Trump campaign.
We thank you contacting the European Parliament.
Yours sincerely,
Citizens' Enquiries Unit
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