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1139094

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/07/2019
	date	15/07/2019
	date tabled	15/07/2019
	ddp created	15/07/2019 21:19:26
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	ddp modified	16/07/2019 15:25:04 23/07/2019 14:48:03
	hansard heading	Bullying and Harassment in the House of Lords Independent Inquiry
	house id	2
	identifier	HL17179
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/07/2019 14:16:47
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Naomi Ellenbogen QC An Independent Inquiry into bullying and harassment in the House of Lords, published on 11 July.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL17179
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL17179
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>As the Prime Minister has said before, everyone working in Parliament deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. This inquiry has brought to light behaviour which is unacceptable, and it is incumbent on the House of Lords to take swift action. It is important that the House now carefully considers the concerns raised in this important report, and responds to its recommendations.</p><p>It is primarily for Parliament, rather than Government, to consider how best to respond to Naomi Ellenbogen QC’s recommendations. The House of Lords Commission met on Wednesday 17 July in order to plan its response to the recommendations. Every member of the Commission committed to complete the Valuing Everyone training course, and the leaders of the political groupings committed their front bench to do the same. The Commission agreed the establishment of a Steering Group of staff, members and others to embark on the process of moving forward with Naomi Ellenbogen QC’s recommendations, and the new Conduct Committee will examine those which relate to the Code of Conduct.</p> question first answered 23/07/2019 14:16:47
	creator	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1203118

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/06/2020
	date	11/06/2020
	date tabled	11/06/2020
	ddp created	11/06/2020 19:41:47
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	ddp modified	12/06/2020 12:15:12 16/06/2020 12:08:07
	hansard heading	Hybrid Proceedings: Ministers
	house id	2
	identifier	HL5627
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	16/06/2020 11:36:43
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House what advice has been given to Ministers in receipt of a salary about participating virtually in Chamber proceedings from their London offices.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 HL5627
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL5627
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>All of the front bench, including those in receipt of a salary, have been advised to work in a way which is safe for them based on PHE guidance. This has not meant any reduction in their government and parliamentary duties.<strong> </strong></p> question first answered 16/06/2020 11:36:43
	creator	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1228057

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/08/2020
	date	27/07/2020
	date tabled	27/07/2020
	ddp created	27/07/2020 20:17:30
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	ddp modified	28/07/2020 22:45:18 30/07/2020 13:08:15
	hansard heading	Written Questions
	house id	2
	identifier	HL7393
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	30/07/2020 12:37:26
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of questions for written answer tabled by members of the House of Lords that have not been answered within the required timeframe; and why those questions have not yet received an answer.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 HL7393
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL7393
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>As of 30th July, there have been 7,372 QWAs tabled this session in comparison, a total of 6,266 QWAs were tabled in the whole of 2019. All departments have been working extremely hard in difficult and unprecedented circumstances. My office is in regular contact with departments about late responses. Additionally, I remind my ministerial colleagues of the need to provide timely answers to written questions and have received assurances that any backlogs are being worked through.<strong> </strong></p> question first answered 30/07/2020 12:37:26
	creator	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

1244094

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	29/10/2020
	date	15/10/2020
	date tabled	15/10/2020
	ddp created	15/10/2020 20:06:05
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	ddp modified	26/10/2020 17:05:12 26/10/2020 17:50:08
	hansard heading	Lords Amendments
	house id	2
	identifier	HL9225
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	26/10/2020 17:18:53
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they make any assessment of the estimated costs arising from an amendment agreed to by the House of Lords to a Government Bill; and if so, (1) how, and (2) whether they publish that estimate.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 HL9225
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL9225
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The government does not always make an assessment of the costs arising from a non-government Lords amendment. If it is relevant to the question of whether a money resolution will be needed in the House of Commons, the government may provide an assessment to the Clerk of Legislation in the House of Commons to assist him in the advice he gives to the Speaker. Communications between the government and the Clerk are not published, but if the government has made an assessment, it may be published in the explanatory notes to the Lords Amendments.</p> question first answered 26/10/2020 17:18:53
	creator	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	4159 label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

1327202

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/06/2021
	date	24/05/2021
	date tabled	24/05/2021
	ddp created	24/05/2021 20:01:21
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	ddp modified	27/05/2021 21:25:32 01/06/2021 11:18:07
	hansard heading	Bills: Parliamentary Scrutiny
	house id	2
	identifier	HL491
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	01/06/2021 10:46:34
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which bills they intend to subject to pre-legislative scrutiny in the present Session of Parliament.
	session	2021/22
	session number	2
	tabling member printed	Lord Goodlad
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2021/22 HL491
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL491
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text The Government intends to subject three draft bills to pre-legislative scrutiny in the present Session of Parliament: Downstream Oil Resilience, Victims, and Online Safety, and is in discussion with the Liaison Committees in both Houses regarding how the draft bills will be scrutinised. As in previous years, it is possible that additional draft bills will be added to the list and therefore this list is not exhaustive. question first answered 01/06/2021 10:46:34
	creator	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	670 label Biography information for Lord Goodlad

1563831

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/01/2023
	date	21/12/2022
	date tabled	21/12/2022
	ddp created	21/12/2022 20:32:03
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	ddp modified	04/01/2023 16:15:19 09/01/2023 16:25:15
	hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Written Questions
	house id	2
	identifier	HL4501
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	09/01/2023 15:53:13
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House when they expect to answer the Written Question tabled by Lord Rogan on 17 November (HL3519) and due for answer on 1 December.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member printed	Lord Rogan
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 HL4501
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL4501
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has confirmed a response to your written question was initially issued on time, but a technical error prevented it from being published by the 1 December deadline.</p><p>The FCDO has assured my office that a new response will be issued in the week commencing 9 January 2023 and the Department will write to you directly with an explanation for the delayed response.</p><p>My office will continue to work closely with all departments, including the FCDO, to ensure they conduct regular reviews of their systems and processes to prevent future incidents.</p><p>I regret the error and I will be reminding all colleagues at Front Bench of their duty to provide prompt responses to written questions in the House within the 10 day target, as stipulated in the Companion.</p><p> </p> question first answered 09/01/2023 15:53:13
	creator	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	2478 label Biography information for Lord Rogan

1678290

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	02/01/2024
	date	14/12/2023
	date tabled	14/12/2023
	ddp created	14/12/2023 20:26:15
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	ddp modified	18/12/2023 14:55:38 19/12/2023 15:23:16
	hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
	house id	2
	identifier	HL1214
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	19/12/2023 14:51:53
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House why Written Questions HL660 and HL661, tabled on 28 November, have not been answered after 10 working days.
	session	2023/24
	session number	4
	tabling member printed	Lord Jackson of Peterborough
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2023/24 HL1214
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL1214
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p><strong>As Leader of the House of Lords I have reiterated to all Departments the importance of adhering to the 10 day target for responses to questions for written answer. My office has been in close contact with the Department for Health and Social Care’s Parliamentary Team to ascertain why HL660 and HL661 went unanswered. They have now confirmed that they have been answered. The Permanent Secretary has previously reassured me that the department is working to return performance to pre-pandemic levels. As this issue has persisted I am writing again to the Permanent Secretary to highlight the lack of improvement.</strong></p> question first answered 19/12/2023 14:51:53
	creator	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

1464400

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/05/2022
	date	19/05/2022
	date tabled	19/05/2022
	ddp created	19/05/2022 17:09:44
	answering body	Members Estimate Committee
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	91
	answering dept short name	Members Estimate Committee
	answering dept sort name	Members Estimate Committee
	ddp modified	20/05/2022 08:05:25 24/05/2022 18:05:18
	hansard heading	Representative Money
	house id	1
	identifier	5362
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	24/05/2022 17:33:46
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Members Estimate Committee, how much Representative Money has been made available to elected Members who have not taken the Oath in each year between 2006 and 2022.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 5362
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	5362
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The table below details how much Representative Money has been made available to elected Members who have not taken the Oath in each year between 2006 and 2022:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Representative Money allocations, 2005/06-2021/22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Main budget (£)</p></td><td><p>Travel budget (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06*</p></td><td><p>35,163.00</p></td><td><p>868.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>86,245.00</p></td><td><p>2,136.07</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>90,036.00</p></td><td><p>2,230.05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>93,639.00</p></td><td><p>2,319.26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>94,482.00</p></td><td><p>2,340.13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11** (1 Apr-5 May)</p></td><td><p>9,277.00</p></td><td><p>229.78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(6 May-31 Mar)</p></td><td><p>87,133.00</p></td><td><p>2,493.73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>101,004.00</p></td><td><p>2,890.59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>105,850.00</p></td><td><p>3,029.34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>109,135.00</p></td><td><p>3,123.25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>112,076.00</p></td><td><p>3,207.58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16 # (1 Apr-7 May)</p></td><td><p>11,511.00</p></td><td><p>329.45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(8 May-31 Mar)</p></td><td><p>87,783.00</p></td><td><p>1,898.90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>97,556.00</p></td><td><p>2,224.32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18 $ (1 Apr-8 Jun)</p></td><td><p>18,737.00</p></td><td><p>431.41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(9 Jun-31 Mar)</p></td><td><p>130,970.00</p></td><td><p>2,901.64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>165,864.00</p></td><td><p>3,674.62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20 ^ (1 Apr-11 Dec)</p></td><td><p>117,986.27</p></td><td><p>2,613.95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(12 Dec-31 Mar)</p></td><td><p>48,243.74</p></td><td><p>1,200.05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020/21</p></td><td><p>161,296.87</p></td><td><p>4,007.68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>162,265.31</p></td><td><p>4,021.01</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Notes:</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>* from 1 November 2005-31 March 2006</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>** general election year full year allocations based on 2005 and 2010</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>general election results would have been:</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Main budget</p></td><td><p>Travel budget</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005 results</p></td><td><p>£96,747</p></td><td><p>£2,396.30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010 results</p></td><td><p>£96,374</p></td><td><p>£2,758.22</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p># general election year full year allocations based on 2010 and 2015</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>general election results would have been:</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Main budget</p></td><td><p>Travel budget</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010 results</p></td><td><p>£113,867</p></td><td><p>£3,258.90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 results</p></td><td><p>£97,655</p></td><td><p>£2,112.46</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>$ general election year full year allocations based on 2015 and 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>general election results would have been:</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Main budget</p></td><td><p>Travel budget</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 results</p></td><td><p>£99,116</p></td><td><p>£2,282.09</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 results</p></td><td><p>£161,500</p></td><td><p>£3,578.03</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>^ general election year full year allocations based on 2015 and 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>general election results would have been:</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Main budget</p></td><td><p>Travel budget</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 results</p></td><td><p>£169,345</p></td><td><p>£3,751.79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019 results</p></td><td><p>£159,074</p></td><td><p>£3,956.92</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>This information can also be found on the App3 tab in the Excel spreadsheet (44 KB) accessed from the following link:<br><a href="https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn01663/" target="_blank">https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn01663/</a></p><p> </p> question first answered 24/05/2022 17:33:46
	creator	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell
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	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1470685

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/06/2022
	date	15/06/2022
	date tabled	15/06/2022
	ddp created	15/06/2022 18:57:04
	answering body	Members Estimate Committee
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	91
	answering dept short name	Members Estimate Committee
	answering dept sort name	Members Estimate Committee
	ddp modified	16/06/2022 11:25:32 27/06/2022 18:34:10
	hansard heading	Political Parties: Finance
	house id	1
	identifier	19001
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	27/06/2022 18:02:52
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the Members Estimate Committee, if he will publish the amount of (a) short money and (b) other additional parliamentary support funding provided to each political party on an annual basis since 2015.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 19001
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	19001
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Since 2016–17 it has been a requirement to publish the amounts paid for each financial year and these can be found on the <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/foi/transparency-publications/hoc-transparency-publications/financial-information/financial-assistance-to-opposition-parties/" target="_blank">Parliament website</a>. The short money and Representative Money provided to each political party on an annual basis since 2015 can be found in the pdf attachment.</p><p>The Short Money and Representative Money allocations scheduled to be paid for the current financial year (1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023) are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Short/Representative Money Allocations 2022/2023</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Party</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Main Allocation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Travel Budget</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)</p></td><td><p>£202,484.60</p></td><td><p>£5,018.85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Green Party</p></td><td><p>£187,111.20</p></td><td><p>£4,637.76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Labour Party</p></td><td><p>£6,812,568.25</p></td><td><p>£146,451.25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liberal Democrats</p></td><td><p>£929,590.70</p></td><td><p>£23,040.69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Plaid Cymru</p></td><td><p>£110,875.00</p></td><td><p>£2,748.13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scottish National Party (SNP)</p></td><td><p>£1,149,355.15</p></td><td><p>£28,487.72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)</p></td><td><p>£110,875.00</p></td><td><p>£2,748.13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sinn Fein *</p></td><td><p>£171,032.15</p></td><td><p>£4,239.21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>* Representative Money</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Information on previous budget allocations for Short Money and Representative Money can also be found on the App3 tab here:</p><p><a href="https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN01663/CBP01663-2021.xlsx" target="_blank">Data sheets for Library briefing on Short Money </a>(44 KB, Excel Spreadsheet)</p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 27/06/2022 18:02:52
	creator	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1171314

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/01/2020
	date	16/01/2020
	date tabled	16/01/2020
	ddp created	16/01/2020 18:42:07
	answering body	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	90
	answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
	answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
	ddp modified	20/01/2020 16:15:08 30/01/2020 17:36:06
	hansard heading	Members: Allowances
	house id	1
	identifier	4498
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	30/01/2020 17:04:17
	question text	To ask the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what the total cost has been to the public purse of hon. Members who have not taken their seats in the House of Commons in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017 and (d) 2018.
	session	2019/20
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
	tabling member printed	Scott Benton
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 4498
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	4498
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>All MPs are able to claim for business costs and expenses in line with the rules established by IPSA in the Scheme of MPs’ Business Costs and Expenses. All business costs and expenses claimed by MPs, including those who have not taken their seats in the House of Commons, are routinely published and can be viewed on IPSA’s website: <a href="https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/qLAXCNL3qi2VnYMc4psuS?domain=theipsa.org.uk" target="_blank">www.theipsa.org.uk/mp-costs/your-mp/</a>.</p><p>The figures below outline the business costs and expenses of those MPs who have not taken their seats.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p>MPs with Published costs</p></td><td><p>Office Costs</p></td><td><p>Staffing</p></td><td><p>Staff Absence</p></td><td><p>Winding-Up Budget</p></td><td><p>Accommodation / Hotels</p></td><td><p>Travel</p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6</strong></p></td><td><p>£12,334.65</p></td><td><p>£545,454.86</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>£89,712.95</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td><td><p>£597.69</p></td><td><p><strong>£648,100.15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td><td><p>£20,504.85</p></td><td><p>£434,266.07</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td><td><p>£5,146.49</p></td><td><p><strong>£459,917.41</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8</strong></p></td><td><p>£115,569.72</p></td><td><p>£683,680.99</p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td><td><p>£35,163.41</p></td><td><p>£7,835.00</p></td><td><p>£32,210.58</p></td><td><p><strong>£874,459.70</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7</strong></p></td><td><p>£115,667.58</p></td><td><p>£893,333.79</p></td><td><p>£7,879.49</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£0.00</p></td><td><p>£19,597.03</p></td><td><p>£119,282.23</p></td><td><p><strong>£1,155,760.12</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Under a resolution of the House, Representative Money is provided to opposition parties represented by Members who have chosen not to take the Oath. Payment of Representative Money is administered by the House of Commons Members’ Hub. Budget allocations for Representative Money since 2005-6 are published in Appendix 4 of the following document: <a href="https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/OxaaCOM3rc65PD2tkjS1X?domain=researchbriefings.parliament.uk" target="_blank">https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN01663</a> .</p><p>The Representative Money allocation figures for the four years in question are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Period</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Main </strong><strong>Allocation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Travel Allocation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Allocation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£</p></td><td><p>£</p></td><td><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong><strong> *</strong></p></td><td><p>01/04/15 - 07/05/15</p></td><td><p>11,511.00</p></td><td><p>329.45</p></td><td><p>11,840.45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>08/05/15 - 31/03/16</p></td><td><p>87,783.00</p></td><td><p>1,898.90</p></td><td><p>89,681.90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p>01/04/16 - 31/03/17</p></td><td><p>97,556.00</p></td><td><p>2,224.32</p></td><td><p>99,780.32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18 *</strong></p></td><td><p>01/04/17 - 08/06/17</p></td><td><p>18,737.00</p></td><td><p>431.41</p></td><td><p>19,168.41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>09/06/17 - 31/03/18</p></td><td><p>130,970.00</p></td><td><p>2,901.64</p></td><td><p>133,871.64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p>01/04/18 - 31/03/19</p></td><td><p>165,864.00</p></td><td><p>3,674.62</p></td><td><p>169,538.62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>* General Election years</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Since 2016-17 it has been a requirement to publish the amounts paid for the financial year and these can be found on the Parliament website via the following link: <a href="https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/Y7jACP73vF7vDB5Sj7NsM?domain=parliament.uk" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/foi/transparency-publications/hoc-transparency-publications/financial-information/financial-assistance-to-opposition-parties/previous-financial-assistance-to-opposition-parties/</a>.</p><p>The Representative Money actual expenditure for each financial year since 2016-17 was as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Period</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Main </strong><strong>Allocation Spend</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Travel Allocation</strong><strong> Spend</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total </strong><strong>Spend</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£</p></td><td><p>£</p></td><td><p>£</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p>01/04/16 - 31/03/17</p></td><td><p>97,743.00</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>97,743.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18 *</strong></p></td><td><p>01/04/17 - 08/06/17</p></td><td><p>18,737.00</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>18,737.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>09/06/17 - 31/03/18</p></td><td><p>131,824.00</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>131,824.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p>01/04/18 - 31/03/19</p></td><td><p>166,005.00</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>166,005.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>* General Election years</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Any spend above the Main Allocation has been funded by the parties themselves.</p> question first answered 30/01/2020 17:04:17
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