Question follow-through · 103401
Intellectual Property Office: Pay
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.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 6 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jan 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Jan 2026
Question tabled
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.
8 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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15 Jan 2026
Answer published
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 ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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