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<p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p>The basic annual salary for an MP
from 1st April 2023 is £86,584. MPs also receive expenses to cover the costs of running
an office, employing staff, having somewhere to live in London or their constituency,
and travelling between Parliament and their constituency. The Independent Parliamentary
Standards Authority (IPSA) which was created in 2009 by the Parliamentary Standards
Act, is responsible for setting and regulating MPs’ salaries, pensions, business costs
and expenses. IPSA is quite rightly independent of Parliament and the Government.
At the end of each financial year, IPSA publishes an annual report and accounts which
can be found on IPSA’s website (<a href="https://www.theipsa.org.uk/annual-reports"
target="_blank">https://www.theipsa.org.uk/annual-reports</a>).</p><p>Most members
of the House of Lords do not receive a salary for their parliamentary duties but are
eligible to receive allowances and, within certain limits, the travel expenses they
incur in fulfilling their parliamentary duties. The House of Lords publishes quarterly
data on the claims made by Peers which can be found on the Parliament website (<a
href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/lords/whos-in-the-house-of-lords/house-of-lords-expenses/"
target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/lords/whos-in-the-house-of-lords/house-of-lords-expenses/</a>)</p><p>
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