Written question asked by Gregory Campbell (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 27 January 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 2 February 2026 (named day). It was answered by Nick Smith (Labour) on Monday, 2 February 2026 on behalf of the House of Commons Members Estimate Committee.

Representative Money

Question: To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the Members Estimate Committee, how much Representative Money has been made available to elected Members who have not taken the Oath in each year between 2023 and 2025.

Answer

This information is available from the Library. Appendix 3 of the House of Commons Library briefing on Short Money (opens in a new tab) provides data from 2005/06 onwards.

WPQ 74628, answered on 16 September 2025, provided Representative Money allocations from 2005/06 onwards, shown separately as the main budget and travel budget. Total allocations, including the travel budget, since 2022/23 are as follows:

Financial Year	Main Budget	Travel Budget	Total
2022/23	171,032.15	4,239.21	175,271.36
2023/24	188,991.69	4,688.33	193,680.02
2024/25	201,342.76	5,796.44	207,139.20
2024/25 pre-election (1 April–3 July)	50,618.04	1,255.14	51,873.18
2024/25 post-election (4 July–31 March)	150,724.72	4,541.30	155,266.02
2025/26	208,077.31	6,252.97	214,330.28

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Type: Written question
Reference: 108585
Session: 2024-26
Related items: Representative Money
Tuesday, 16 September 2025
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Representative money
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Representative Money

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