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<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>
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