Parliamentary Standards (Amendment) Bill

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Currently at: 2nd reading in the Commons.

Originated in CommonsUpdated 1 May 2012

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Long title

A Bill to amend the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 to require the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority to reduce the cost and change the schemes of payment of Members of the House of Commons; and for connected purposes.

Summary

<p>The Bill would amend the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 to require the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority to reduce the cost and change the schemes of payment of Members of the House of Commons.</p><p><strong>Key areas</strong></p><ul><li>requires IPSA to prepare a scheme to replace the salaries and certain allowances currently payable to Members with a Members&rsquo; Allowance; the Staffing Expenditure and Constituency Office Rental Expenditure would be retained from the current scheme</li><li>specifies how the Members&rsquo; Allowance is to be calculated and that its budget should be lower than the total expenditure of the current arrangements</li><li>restricts IPSA&rsquo;s administrative costs to 2.5 per cent of the value of payments under the Scheme.</li></ul>

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading· Commons

    20 July 2010 – 20 July 2010

  2. 2nd reading· Commons

Source: UK Parliament Bills API. Bill ID: 744.