Written Question·Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority·UIN 117391

Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority: Research

Tabled: 3 March 2026

Answered: 9 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, whether IPSA has undertaken research on the potential link between (a) average headcount per office, (b) average salar

Answer

Charlotte Nichols

IPSA funds MPs to undertake their parliamentary duties and this includes providing MPs with budgets for travel, accomodation, office costs, and staffing. The MP is the legal employer of their staff. The structure of an MP's office and the management of th...

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