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Question for Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

UIN 28256, tabled on 3 February 2025

Question

Mr Peter Bedford
Conservative
Mid Leicestershire
Commons

To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what assessment the Committee has made of the effectiveness of the technology platform used to (a) process and (b) administer hon. Members' business costs.

Answer

Charlotte Nichols
Labour
Warrington North
Commons

Answered on

6 February 2025

The Speaker’s Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority annually scrutinises IPSA’s main estimate and business plan. This has included regular consideration of the effectiveness of IPSA Online, the system used in the processing and administration of MPs’ business costs, and plans for its improvement.

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Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
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