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<p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Independent Parliamentary
Standards Authority. I have asked IPSA to reply.</p><p><em>Letter from Marcial Boo,
October 2014:</em></p><p>As Chief Executive of the Independent Parliamentary Standards
Authority, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking about
office accommodation for MPs' staff.</p><p>We have not conducted such a comparative
estimate.</p><p>Under the <em>MPs’ Scheme of Business Costs and Expenses</em>, MPs
may choose where to locate their staff, based on how they wish to carry out their
parliamentary functions. If an MP chooses to base some or all of his or her staff
in the constituency, the costs associated with office rental may be charged to the
MP’s Office Costs Expenditure budget (administered and paid for by IPSA). Costs associated
with provision of an office on the Parliamentary estate are borne by the House of
Commons centrally.</p><p> </p>
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