Information about MPs' staffing

I can confirm that we hold information relevant to your request.

Please note that IPSA only holds information about financial support and staffing costs relating to MPs’ parliamentary functions, as for any other MP, within the rules set out in the Scheme of MPs' Business Costs and Expenses ('the Scheme'). The Office of the Prime Minister is part of the Cabinet Office which has its own procedure for making a freedom of information request. Funding for the Leader of the Opposition’s office is provided through the House of Commons Members Vote; the UK Parliament website has further information.

To access the information you have requested, select the MP from the A-Z listed published at Search MP by name. Links to the homepages for the MPs you have asked about are

• Boris Johnson.

• Keir Starmer.

On the MPs’ home page, go to the ‘Other financial information’ section and click on the year required to expand and view options.

Staffing costs funded by IPSA are listed under ‘Other staff information’ where you will find a table setting out:

a. Their job title

b. Whether they are full time or part time

c. When they vacated their post (where applicable)

Please note that we only publish whether a post was occupied for a full year or part of a year; actual employment dates are not disclosed.

For information about:

d. For connected parties only, the salary received (within a £5,000 bracket)

e. For connected parties only, the name of the staff member

Select ‘Connected party’ from the ‘Other financial information’ section.

As the information you have requested is already available on our website, it is exempt from disclosure under section 21 of the FOIA (information accessible to applicant by other means).

This means that we do not need to provide you with copies of the information you have asked for.