Upon her retirement from the Civil Service, the outgoing permanent secretary will receive payments under the terms of the Civil Service Pension Scheme. Details of all relevant payments will be published by the Scottish Government in their 2021-22 annual accounts in due course.<\/p>
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On 6 May the House agreed that a reduced daily allowance, at 50% of the usual rate, would be paid for virtual and physical attendance. This change was retrospective and applied to attendances from 20 April. On 22 July the House agreed to a revised allowance scheme. This reinstated the full daily rate for physical attendance in the Chamber or Grand Committee, while retaining the reduced 50% rate for virtual attendance in both fora. The House of Lords Commission will continue to keep the situation under review.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4148", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord McFall of Alcluith"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord McFall of Alcluith"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2020-10-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2020-10-27T14:30:19.81Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "204"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : ""} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2020-10-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Members: Allowances"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, following the example of the government of New Zealand and to reflect the economic costs of the COVID-19 pandemic being felt by the general public, whether there are plans to reduce the allowances paid to Members by 10 per cent.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/248", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Jones of Cheltenham"} ], "uin" : "HL9133"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1171314", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1171314/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
All MPs are able to claim for business costs and expenses in line with the rules established by IPSA in the Scheme of MPs\u2019 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\u2019s website: www.theipsa.org.uk/mp-costs/your-mp/<\/a>.<\/p> The figures below outline the business costs and expenses of those MPs who have not taken their seats.<\/p>
Financial Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> MPs with Published costs<\/p><\/td> Office Costs<\/p><\/td> Staffing<\/p><\/td> Staff Absence<\/p><\/td> Winding-Up Budget<\/p><\/td> Accommodation / Hotels<\/p><\/td> Travel<\/p><\/td> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015-16<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 6<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £12,334.65<\/p><\/td> £545,454.86<\/p><\/td> NA<\/p><\/td> £89,712.95<\/p><\/td> £0.00<\/p><\/td> £597.69<\/p><\/td> £648,100.15<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016-17<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 4<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £20,504.85<\/p><\/td> £434,266.07<\/p><\/td> NA<\/p><\/td> £0.00<\/p><\/td> £0.00<\/p><\/td> £5,146.49<\/p><\/td> £459,917.41<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017-18<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 8<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £115,569.72<\/p><\/td> £683,680.99<\/p><\/td> £0.00<\/p><\/td> £35,163.41<\/p><\/td> £7,835.00<\/p><\/td> £32,210.58<\/p><\/td> £874,459.70<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018-19<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 7<\/strong><\/p><\/td> £115,667.58<\/p><\/td> £893,333.79<\/p><\/td> £7,879.49<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> £0.00<\/p><\/td> £19,597.03<\/p><\/td> £119,282.23<\/p><\/td> £1,155,760.12<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/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\u2019 Hub. Budget allocations for Representative Money since 2005-6 are published in Appendix 4 of the following document: https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN01663<\/a> .<\/p> The Representative Money allocation figures for the four years in question are as follows:<\/p> Financial Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Period<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Main <\/strong>Allocation<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Travel Allocation<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total Allocation<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> £<\/p><\/td> £<\/p><\/td> £<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015/16<\/strong> *<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 01/04/15 - 07/05/15<\/p><\/td> 11,511.00<\/p><\/td> 329.45<\/p><\/td> 11,840.45<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 08/05/15 - 31/03/16<\/p><\/td> 87,783.00<\/p><\/td> 1,898.90<\/p><\/td> 89,681.90<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 01/04/16 - 31/03/17<\/p><\/td> 97,556.00<\/p><\/td> 2,224.32<\/p><\/td> 99,780.32<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017/18 *<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 01/04/17 - 08/06/17<\/p><\/td> 18,737.00<\/p><\/td> 431.41<\/p><\/td> 19,168.41<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 09/06/17 - 31/03/18<\/p><\/td> 130,970.00<\/p><\/td> 2,901.64<\/p><\/td> 133,871.64<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018/19<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 01/04/18 - 31/03/19<\/p><\/td> 165,864.00<\/p><\/td> 3,674.62<\/p><\/td> 169,538.62<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> * General Election years<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/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: 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> The Representative Money actual expenditure for each financial year since 2016-17 was as follows:<\/p> Financial Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Period<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Main <\/strong>Allocation Spend<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Travel Allocation<\/strong> Spend<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total <\/strong>Spend<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> £<\/p><\/td> £<\/p><\/td> £<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 01/04/16 - 31/03/17<\/p><\/td> 97,743.00<\/p><\/td> 0.00<\/p><\/td> 97,743.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017/18 *<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 01/04/17 - 08/06/17<\/p><\/td> 18,737.00<\/p><\/td> 0.00<\/p><\/td> 18,737.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 09/06/17 - 31/03/18<\/p><\/td> 131,824.00<\/p><\/td> 0.00<\/p><\/td> 131,824.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018/19<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 01/04/18 - 31/03/19<\/p><\/td> 166,005.00<\/p><\/td> 0.00<\/p><\/td> 166,005.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> * General Election years<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Any spend above the Main Allocation has been funded by the parties themselves.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1136735/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " I have asked IPSA to reply.<\/p> The original April 2016 business case for IPSA\u2019s new IT system, IPSA Online, estimated a cost of £4.641 million. IPSA expected the programme to be completed in 2017-18. The full costs incurred to ensure IPSA could go live with IPSA Online at the beginning of the current financial year were £8.253 million.<\/p> The increase in cost was due in part to the unexpected General Election of June 2017 which diverted IPSA work for up to nine months to supporting MPs who left or joined parliament, and increased supplier costs. Costs also increased following a change of suppliers in September 2018 to improve the quality of IT support. Testing the system took longer than anticipated in order to ensure it was fully secure and free of technical problems. The increases in cost have been partly mitigated by savings elsewhere in IPSA\u2019s budget. A full internal audit of the programme is currently taking place. IPSA will report to the Speaker\u2019s Committee for the IPSA later in the year on the overall costs and benefits of IPSA Online.<\/p> IPSA is committed to supporting MPs and their staff during this transition and will make appropriate adjustments to improve the system as it beds in, while ensuring strong financial control, improvements in value for money, and high data quality and data security.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, how much the new system for reimbursing hon. Members' expenses cost to implement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1131865/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " IPSA considered a range of options for its new system of reimbursing MPs\u2019 business costs and expenses. The system selected is more integrated and efficient than its predecessor systems, and holds the personal data of MPs and their staff more securely. The software selected is widely used in the United Kingdom, including in many public bodies. Prior to its launch in April, the effectiveness of the system was thoroughly tested, including by MPs and their staff. Its benefits include:<\/p> <\/p> - A \u2018single sign-on\u2019 capability to allow MPs and their staff to access the system directly through their secure parliamentary account without an additional logon.<\/p> - MPs and staff no longer need to send paper receipts and invoices to IPSA, but can scan or photograph them and upload them digitally onto the system. This improves data security and means that IPSA can process and reimburse claims more quickly.<\/p> - MPs\u2019 staff members can now be reimbursed directly by IPSA for their own expenses rather than via their MPs.<\/p> - MPs and their staff are now able to amend their personal details, including any change of name or address, on the new system themselves, without needing to submit a form to IPSA.<\/p> - The new system allows claims from different budgets to be submitted on the same form, rather than having to submit multiple forms.<\/p> - MPs and their staff have constant access to financial information about the amounts left in their budgets and the status of any repayments or amounts owed, rather than waiting a monthly financial statement from IPSA.<\/p> <\/p> As of 13 June, 612 MPs have successfully submitted claims on the new system. IPSA is committed to supporting and training MPs and their staff as they become accustomed to the new online claims system. IPSA does not intend to make it its policy to reinstate the previous system.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the system for reimbursing MPs expenses; and if IPSA will make it its policy to reinstate the previous system for the reimbursement of expenses.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1123862", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1123862/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " As part of its role to approve IPSA\u2019s Estimate, in March 2016, the Speaker\u2019s Committee approved funds for a wide-ranging improvement programme, including plans for a new IT system, IPSA Online. This took into account longstanding feedback from MPs and their staff about the need to modernise and improve IPSA\u2019s systems and processes. In subsequent years, the Speaker\u2019s Committee has scrutinised progress on this programme via the annual Estimate approval process, as well as other formal and informal updates.<\/p> The Speaker\u2019s Committee had no direct input into the design of IPSA Online, but has received regular updates on the key features of the system and IPSA\u2019s plans for engagement and training activities.<\/p> More generally, IPSA engaged with MPs and staff members throughout the development of IPSA Online through activities including surveys, meetings, usability testing and training sessions, in order to take account of their needs and preferences. IPSA is committed to ongoing liaison with MPs and their staff to gain further feedback on the new system now that it has been launched.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what involvement did the Speaker's committee had in the formulation of the new claims system for hon. Members' allowances.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/318", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for John Spellar"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "John Spellar"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1023905/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Short Money is a payment made available from the House of Commons to all opposition parties in the House of Commons that secured either two seats, or one seat and more than 150,000 votes, at the previous General Election. Short Money is not available to parties whose Members have not sworn the oath. Therefore a separate scheme, Representative Money, was introduced in 2006 for parties whose Members had not taken the oath.<\/p> The method of calculation is detailed in the comprehensive Library briefing note on the subject. https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN01663<\/a><\/p> The amount paid out under representative money in 2017/18 was £149,707.51.<\/p> |