John Spellar:

Division Vote (Commons)
15 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
John Spellar (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 180 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 315 Noes - 250

Division Vote (Commons)
15 Apr 2024 - Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - View Vote Context
John Spellar (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 178 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 320 Noes - 246

MP Financial Interest
John Spellar (Labour - Warley)
Original Source (15th April 2024)
8. Miscellaneous
Secretary of the British American Parliamentary Group. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 12 July 2023
(Registered 29 January 2024)

Written Question

Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

Tuesday 26th March 2024

Asked by: John Spellar (Labour - Warley)

Question

To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what assessment the Committee has made of the effectiveness of the handling of MPs expenses claims by IPSA.

Answered by Charles Walker

The Speaker’s Committee meets IPSA throughout the year to assess its performance, running costs and effectiveness in handling MPs’ expenses. The Committee last met IPSA on 5 March 2024 and a transcript of that session is available on the Committee’s website: https://committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence/14403/pdf/

In 2023, 65.3 per cent of MPs and their staff rated IPSA’s service as either good or very good, which was up on this measure in 2019 when 25.1 per cent rated the service in that way. The time taken for IPSA to reimburse MPs’ claims has reduced from an average of 8 days in 2020-21 to 2.6 days in 2023-24. Compliance with IPSA’s scheme is currently at 99.9%.

Through its scrutiny of IPSA, the Committee is looking at the steps being taken by IPSA to help improve its effectiveness in enabling MPs and their staff to claim for expenses and business costs. IPSA’s ongoing work includes:

the development of an IPSA online portal to enhance the customer experience by improving the functionality of the system in areas such as claim and form submission;
the greater provision of centralised services, reducing the financial and administrative burden on MPs and their staff through the centralised provision of goods and services such as constituency office leases, utilities, and equipment;
the piloting of an online marketplace, allowing MPs and their staff to purchase goods such as office equipment centrally; and
exploration of alternative models of reimbursement, enabling MPs and their staff to pay for business costs without the need to claim retrospectively.

The Committee plans to consider IPSA’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2023-24 later in the summer at which point it will assess IPSA’s latest results against its performance indicators.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Mar 2024
Oral Answers to Questions

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View all John Spellar (Lab - Warley) contributions to the debate on: Oral Answers to Questions

Division Vote (Commons)
25 Mar 2024 - Investigatory Powers (Amendment)Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
John Spellar (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 120 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 171 Noes - 265

Division Vote (Commons)
25 Mar 2024 - Investigatory Powers (Amendment)Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
John Spellar (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 121 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 171 Noes - 265

Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 22 Mar 2024
Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill

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View all John Spellar (Lab - Warley) contributions to the debate on: Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill

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