Question follow-through · 117385

Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority: Staff

To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how IPSA assesses how many staff are required to meet workload demands on hon. Members' offices; and how is this scrut

answeredSpeaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

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Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
Tabled
3 Mar 2026
Target answer date
9 Mar 2026
Answer
9 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 3 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how IPSA assesses how many staff are required to meet workload demands on hon. Members' offices; and how is this scrut

  2. 9 Mar 2026

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  3. 9 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The core MPs' staffing budget is set at a level that will accomadate a 'notional' office of five full time equivalent staff, but is intended to provide flexibility for MPs to decide how best to staff their office. For example, an MP could decide to have f...

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Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority: Staff

14 May 2026 · To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, with reference to the Answer on 9 March 2026 to Question 117392 on the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority a

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Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority: Staff

14 May 2026 · To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, with reference to the Answer of 9 March 2026 to Question 117392 on Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority and M

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Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority: Staff

8 Jun 2026 · To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, for each pay band of staff at IPSA, (a) what job titles and (b) what the average salary of staff in that pay band is;