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Members: Procurement

Commons · Question 70054 · Tabled 22 Jul 2025 · Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority · Official record

Answered 1 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Katie Lam

To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what proportion of the IPSA preferred suppliers list for MPs’ office purchases are UK-based manufacturers.

Answer

Answered by Charlotte Nichols, 1 Sep 2025

IPSA does not have a preferred suppliers list for MPs' office purchases. MPs are able to apply their own descretion within the parameters set out in the Scheme of MPs' Staffing and Business Costs when accessing funds from their Office Costs Budget.Whilst ...