Representative Money
The 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.
Answered by Nick Smith
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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