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<p>I have asked IPSA to reply.</p><p>IPSA currently has 69 members of staff. It included
in its office requirements space for up to 76 staff in order to provide flexibility
for periods where there is a higher volume of work and therefore a need for additional
temporary staff, such as General Election periods.</p><p>To disclose the size of the
office or rate paid per square metre would be prejudicial to commercial interests.
IPSA’s annual accounts are laid in Parliament and published each year, and will provide
information about operational costs.</p><p>Before choosing its offices at 85 Strand,
IPSA considered potential premises in Croydon and Milton Keynes, as well as Stratford
and Canary Wharf in London, but determined that the selected location provided the
prospect of better support to MPs and better value for money for the taxpayer.</p>
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