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Short Money is allocated to opposition parties to support them in their parliamentary duties. Allocations are based on a party’s performance at the previous election.
Short Money is allocated to opposition parties to support them in their parliamentary duties. Allocations are based on a party’s performance at the previous election.
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.
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.
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 |
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 2006 and 2025.
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 2006 and 2025.
This information is available from the Library. Appendix 3 of the House of Commons Library briefing on Short Money provides data from 2005/06 onwards.
This table is reproduced below.
Representative Money allocations, 2005/06-2025/26 | ||
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2005/06* | 35,163.00 | 868.00 |
2006/07 | 86,245.00 | 2,136.07 |
2007/08 | 90,036.00 | 2,230.05 |
2008/09 | 93,639.00 | 2,319.26 |
2009/10 | 94,482.00 | 2,340.13 |
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2010/11** (1 Apr-5 May) | 9,277.00 | 229.78 |
(6 May-31 Mar) | 87,133.00 | 2,493.73 |
2011/12 | 101,004.00 | 2,890.59 |
2012/13 | 105,850.00 | 3,029.34 |
2013/14 | 109,135.00 | 3,123.25 |
2014/15 | 112,076.00 | 3,207.58 |
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2015/16 # (1 Apr-7 May) | 11,511.00 | 329.45 |
(8 May-31 Mar) | 87,783.00 | 1,898.90 |
2016/17 | 97,556.00 | 2,224.32 |
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2017/18 $ (1 Apr-8 Jun) | 18,737.00 | 431.41 |
(9 Jun-31 Mar) | 130,970.00 | 2,901.64 |
2018/19 | 165,864.00 | 3,674.62 |
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2019/20 ^ (1 Apr-11 Dec) | 117,986.27 | 2,613.95 |
(12 Dec-31 Mar) | 48,243.74 | 1,200.05 |
2020/21 | 161,296.87 | 4,007.68 |
2021/21 | 162,265.31 | 4,025.02 |
2022/23 | 171,032.15 | 4,239.21 |
2023/24 | 188,991.69 | 4,688.33 |
2024/25 ^^ (1 Apr-3 Jul) | 50,618.04 | 1,255.14 |
(4 Jul-31 Mar) | 150,724.72 | 4,541.30 |
2025/26 | 208,077.31 | 6,252.97 |
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* from 1 November 2005-31 March 2006 |
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** general election year full year allocations based on 2005 and 2010 | ||
general election results would have been: |
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2005 results | £96,747 | £2,396.30 |
2010 results | £96,374 | £2,758.22 |
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# general election year full year allocations based on 2010 and 2015 | ||
general election results would have been: |
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2010 results | £113,867 | £3,258.90 |
2015 results | £97,655 | £2,112.46 |
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$ general election year full year allocations based on 2015 and 2017 | ||
general election results would have been: |
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2015 results | £99,116 | £2,282.09 |
2017 results | £161,500 | £3,578.03 |
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^ general election year full year allocations based on 2015 and 2017 | ||
general election results would have been: |
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2017 results | £169,345 | £3,751.79 |
2019 results | £159,074 | £3,956.92 |
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** general election year full year allocations based on 2019 and 2024 | ||
general election results would have been: |
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2019 results | £196,548.79 | £4,873.67 |
2024 results | £203,005.64 | £6,116.51 |
In the House of Commons, specific rights, privileges and sources of funding are available to the Official Opposition and other opposition parties.
In the House of Commons, specific rights, privileges and sources of funding are available to the Official Opposition and other opposition parties.
Madam Deputy Speaker, this Tuesday, in responding to my point of order in relation to Sinn Féin’s Short money, your fellow Chair, the right hon. Member for Doncaster Central (Dame Rosie Winterton), suggested that I raise the matter during business questions; I do so now on her advice.
As the House...
Madam Deputy Speaker, this Tuesday, in responding to my point of order in relation to Sinn Féin’s Short money, your fellow Chair, the right hon. Member for Doncaster Central (Dame Rosie Winterton), suggested that I raise the matter during business questions; I do so now on her advice.
As the House...
I thank the hon. Gentleman for getting that on record. I have had some correspondence with other Members about it. He will know that it is primarily a matter for the House. He will have helped his particular point of view by getting it on record today, and I have...
I thank the hon. Gentleman for getting that on record. I have had some correspondence with other Members about it. He will know that it is primarily a matter for the House. He will have helped his particular point of view by getting it on record today, and I have...
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, 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 2006 and 2022.
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, 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 2006 and 2022.
The table below details how much Representative Money has been made available to elected Members who have not taken the Oath in each year between 2006 and 2022:
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Representative Money allocations, 2005/06-2021/22 | ||
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Financial year | Main budget (£) | Travel budget (£) |
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2005/06* | 35,163.00 | 868.00 |
2006/07 | 86,245.00 | 2,136.07 |
2007/08 | 90,036.00 | 2,230.05 |
2008/09 | 93,639.00 | 2,319.26 |
2009/10 | 94,482.00 | 2,340.13 |
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2010/11** (1 Apr-5 May) | 9,277.00 | 229.78 |
(6 May-31 Mar) | 87,133.00 | 2,493.73 |
2011/12 | 101,004.00 | 2,890.59 |
2012/13 | 105,850.00 | 3,029.34 |
2013/14 | 109,135.00 | 3,123.25 |
2014/15 | 112,076.00 | 3,207.58 |
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2015/16 # (1 Apr-7 May) | 11,511.00 | 329.45 |
(8 May-31 Mar) | 87,783.00 | 1,898.90 |
2016/17 | 97,556.00 | 2,224.32 |
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2017/18 $ (1 Apr-8 Jun) | 18,737.00 | 431.41 |
(9 Jun-31 Mar) | 130,970.00 | 2,901.64 |
2018/19 | 165,864.00 | 3,674.62 |
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2019/20 ^ (1 Apr-11 Dec) | 117,986.27 | 2,613.95 |
(12 Dec-31 Mar) | 48,243.74 | 1,200.05 |
2020/21 | 161,296.87 | 4,007.68 |
2021/22 | 162,265.31 | 4,021.01 |
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* from 1 November 2005-31 March 2006 |
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** general election year full year allocations based on 2005 and 2010 | ||
general election results would have been: |
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| Main budget | Travel budget |
2005 results | £96,747 | £2,396.30 |
2010 results | £96,374 | £2,758.22 |
# general election year full year allocations based on 2010 and 2015 | ||
general election results would have been: |
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| Main budget | Travel budget |
2010 results | £113,867 | £3,258.90 |
2015 results | £97,655 | £2,112.46 |
$ general election year full year allocations based on 2015 and 2017 | ||
general election results would have been: |
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| Main budget | Travel budget |
2015 results | £99,116 | £2,282.09 |
2017 results | £161,500 | £3,578.03 |
^ general election year full year allocations based on 2015 and 2017 | ||
general election results would have been: |
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| Main budget | Travel budget |
2017 results | £169,345 | £3,751.79 |
2019 results | £159,074 | £3,956.92 |
This information can also be found on the App3 tab in the Excel spreadsheet (44 KB) accessed from the following link:
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn01663/
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Members Estimate Committee, how much has been paid from the public purse in Representative Monies to parties whose hon. Members have not taken the oath since those monies originally became payable.
To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Members Estimate Committee, how much has been paid from the public purse in Representative Monies to parties whose hon. Members have not taken the oath since those monies originally became payable.
The Representative Money allocation and spend breakdown for the previous financial year ending 31 March 2021, together with the allocation scheduled to be paid for the current financial year (1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022) will be published in due course on the pages below.
Since 2016-17 it has been a requirement to publish the amounts paid for each 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/
Budget allocations for Representative Money since 2005-06 are published in Appendix 3 (p34) of the following document:
https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN01663
To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the Members Estimate Committee, what estimate the Committee has made of the cost to the public purse of providing Representative Money for party political purposes to hon. Members who do not take their seats in Parliament.
To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the Members Estimate Committee, what estimate the Committee has made of the cost to the public purse of providing Representative Money for party political purposes to hon. Members who do not take their seats in Parliament.
The Representative Money scheduled to be paid following the General Election on 12 December 2019 to the end of the current financial year (31 March 2020) will be published in due course on the pages below, as will amounts relating to subsequent financial years.
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/
Budget allocations for Representative Money since 2005–06 are published in Appendix 4 of the following document:
https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN01663
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.
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.
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: www.theipsa.org.uk/mp-costs/your-mp/.
The figures below outline the business costs and expenses of those MPs who have not taken their seats.
Financial Year | MPs with Published costs | Office Costs | Staffing | Staff Absence | Winding-Up Budget | Accommodation / Hotels | Travel | Total | |
2015-16 | 6 | £12,334.65 | £545,454.86 | NA | £89,712.95 | £0.00 | £597.69 | £648,100.15 | |
2016-17 | 4 | £20,504.85 | £434,266.07 | NA | £0.00 | £0.00 | £5,146.49 | £459,917.41 | |
2017-18 | 8 | £115,569.72 | £683,680.99 | £0.00 | £35,163.41 | £7,835.00 | £32,210.58 | £874,459.70 | |
2018-19 | 7 | £115,667.58 | £893,333.79 | £7,879.49 |
| £0.00 | £19,597.03 | £119,282.23 | £1,155,760.12 |
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: https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN01663 .
The Representative Money allocation figures for the four years in question are as follows:
Financial Year | Period | Main Allocation | Travel Allocation | Total Allocation |
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2015/16 * | 01/04/15 - 07/05/15 | 11,511.00 | 329.45 | 11,840.45 |
| 08/05/15 - 31/03/16 | 87,783.00 | 1,898.90 | 89,681.90 |
2016/17 | 01/04/16 - 31/03/17 | 97,556.00 | 2,224.32 | 99,780.32 |
2017/18 * | 01/04/17 - 08/06/17 | 18,737.00 | 431.41 | 19,168.41 |
| 09/06/17 - 31/03/18 | 130,970.00 | 2,901.64 | 133,871.64 |
2018/19 | 01/04/18 - 31/03/19 | 165,864.00 | 3,674.62 | 169,538.62 |
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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/.
The Representative Money actual expenditure for each financial year since 2016-17 was as follows:
Financial Year | Period | Main Allocation Spend | Travel Allocation Spend | Total Spend |
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2016/17 | 01/04/16 - 31/03/17 | 97,743.00 | 0.00 | 97,743.00 |
2017/18 * | 01/04/17 - 08/06/17 | 18,737.00 | 0.00 | 18,737.00 |
| 09/06/17 - 31/03/18 | 131,824.00 | 0.00 | 131,824.00 |
2018/19 | 01/04/18 - 31/03/19 | 166,005.00 | 0.00 | 166,005.00 |
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Any spend above the Main Allocation has been funded by the parties themselves.
To ask the hon. Member representing the Members Estimate Committee, how much (a) was paid between the 2015 and 2019 general elections and (b) is scheduled to be paid between 12 December 2019 and 12 December 2020 in Representative Monies to parties whose Members had not taken the oath.
To ask the hon. Member representing the Members Estimate Committee, how much (a) was paid between the 2015 and 2019 general elections and (b) is scheduled to be paid between 12 December 2019 and 12 December 2020 in Representative Monies to parties whose Members had not taken the oath.
Under a resolution of the House, Representative Money is provided to opposition parties represented by Members who have chosen not to take the Oath.
Budget allocations for Representative Money since 2005-06 are published in Appendix 4 of the following document:
https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN01663
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/
The Representative Money scheduled to be paid following the General Election on 12 December 2019 to the end of the current financial year (31 March 2020) will be published in due course on the above page, as will amounts relating to subsequent financial years.
To ask the Leader of the House, how much Representative Money has been made available to elected Members who have not taken the Oath since it was introduced in 2006.
To ask the Leader of the House, how much Representative Money has been made available to elected Members who have not taken the Oath since it was introduced in 2006.
Under a resolution of the House, Representative Money is provided to opposition parties represented by Members who have chosen not to take the Oath.
The method of calculation for both Representative Money and Short Money is detailed in a comprehensive House of Commons Library briefing note on the subject: https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN01663
Budget allocations for Representative Money since 2005-6 are published in Appendix 4 of this document.
There has been a requirement to publish the amounts paid since 2016-17 onwards and these are set out on the Parliament website at the following link:
https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/foi/transparency-publications/hoc-transparency-publications/financial-information/financial-assistance-to-opposition-parties/
To ask the Leader of the House, what the cost to the House has been of payments made to hon. Members who have not taken their seats in the House in respect of their parliamentary duties in 2017-18.
To ask the Leader of the House, what the cost to the House has been of payments made to hon. Members who have not taken their seats in the House in respect of their parliamentary duties in 2017-18.
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.
The method of calculation is detailed in the comprehensive Library briefing note on the subject. https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN01663
The amount paid out under representative money in 2017/18 was £149,707.51.
All short money and representative money payments are published annually here: https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-finance-office/Short%20money/Short%20Money%20Jun%2017-Mar%2018.pdf
On a point of order of which I gave you notice some hours ago, Mr Speaker. In 1975, Short money was introduced for Opposition parties to carry out their parliamentary duties. In 2006, a change was made and representative money was introduced for Members of those parties who do not...
On a point of order of which I gave you notice some hours ago, Mr Speaker. In 1975, Short money was introduced for Opposition parties to carry out their parliamentary duties. In 2006, a change was made and representative money was introduced for Members of those parties who do not...
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has had with the Leader of the House on bringing a motion before the House to reduce the representative money paid to Sinn Fein; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has had with the Leader of the House on bringing a motion before the House to reduce the representative money paid to Sinn Fein; and if she will make a statement.
Under a resolution of the House, brought forward under the previous Labour Government in 2006, financial assistance is provided to opposition parties represented by Members who have chosen not to take their seats.
It is this Government's view that this issue is primarily a matter for the House itself to resolve.
I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.
This is the third important piece of legislation to be brought before the House this week. The Northern Ireland Budget (Anticipation and Adjustments) Bill, which the House debated yesterday, and the Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) Bill,...
I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.
This is the third important piece of legislation to be brought before the House this week. The Northern Ireland Budget (Anticipation and Adjustments) Bill, which the House debated yesterday, and the Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) Bill,...
The Secretary of State will know that our party supports the Bill. We believe that it is right to take the power to deal with MLA pay, and to stop the proposed pay rise as agreed by the parties in the Northern Ireland Assembly. We would also ask the Government...
The Secretary of State will know that our party supports the Bill. We believe that it is right to take the power to deal with MLA pay, and to stop the proposed pay rise as agreed by the parties in the Northern Ireland Assembly. We would also ask the Government...
The right hon. Gentleman has raised that point with me on several occasions and it has been discussed in the House. I know the strength of feeling on the matter, but he will also know that it is a matter for the House, not for the Government. That is why...
The right hon. Gentleman has raised that point with me on several occasions and it has been discussed in the House. I know the strength of feeling on the matter, but he will also know that it is a matter for the House, not for the Government. That is why...
The Secretary of State is right to indicate that the matter is for the House, not for the Government, but what is a matter for the Government is the ability of Northern Ireland political parties to raise funds outside the United Kingdom in international jurisdictions and wherever they so choose....
The Secretary of State is right to indicate that the matter is for the House, not for the Government, but what is a matter for the Government is the ability of Northern Ireland political parties to raise funds outside the United Kingdom in international jurisdictions and wherever they so choose....
At Question Time, we had a question about the transparency of donations and I am pleased that the House has passed the order to start to increase such transparency. I know that the hon. Gentleman is keen to see further work on that, but I ask that we should see...
At Question Time, we had a question about the transparency of donations and I am pleased that the House has passed the order to start to increase such transparency. I know that the hon. Gentleman is keen to see further work on that, but I ask that we should see...