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Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority: Freedom of Information

Asked by Mr Peter BedfordConservativeSpeaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards AuthorityTabled Answered 14 July 2025UIN 65601

The question

To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, if he will publish a breakdown of the number of Freedom of Information Requests received from (a) individuals and (b) organisations in (i) 2024 and (ii) 2025.

Answered by Charlotte Nichols

The number of Freedom of Information requests received by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority in 2024 was 167, and as of 8 July 2025, the number received in 2025 is 152. In 2024, ninety requests were received from organisations and forty-four from individuals, with thirty-three requests not possible to determine. In 2025, seventy-five requests have been received from organisations and forty-three from individuals, with thirty-four requests not possible to determine.

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