Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 103401

Intellectual Property Office: Pay

Tabled: 6 January 2026

Answered: 15 January 2026

Question

Neil O'Brien

Conservative — Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, for what reason employment and wage costs have increased at the Intellectual Property Office since April 2017.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is an executive agency of the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), with delegated responsibility for operational matters including salaries. Salary costs have increased since 2017 due to two main ...

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