The House of Commons funds and administers a range of insurance policies designed to protect MPs when carrying out their Parliamentary and constituency duties.
The insurance policies renew on 1 April every year, and the Certificate of Employer’s Liability is now available on ParliNet.
Read more about them here: https://w4mp.org/w4mp-guides/your-office/insurance-for-mps/
IPSA has published the salary ranges for 2025-2026 and they can be found here:
Time: 1800 – 2100
Date: Thursday 21 May 2026
Location: London
On Thursday May 21st at 6pm-9pm before the Whitsun recess, the Royal British Legion is planning to hold a reception in Westminster for members of parliamentary staff in London.
The aim of this event will be to inform Members’ staff about the work of RBL, the 2026 Armed Forces Bill, and how we can help with casework support for the Armed Forces community in constituencies across the country.
Buffet and drinks will be provided, and there will also be a bar.
Please do let us know at PublicAffairs@britishlegion.org.uk if you can attend, and if you would like to bring any other staff with you.
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The Wellness Working Group undertakes an anonymous survey of MPs staff to better understand the pressures and effects that our jobs have on our wellbeing. We are delighted that Dr Weinberg from Salford University has agreed to run the survey again for us this year. The survey is completely anonymous and a chance to be able to help us enact change and to help us all obtain better work places and practices.
Please click here to complete the survey.
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The more people who respond to the survey, the greater the representative nature of the results, but please remember you are under no pressure to participate and you may change your mind about taking part.
The Rt. Hon. Angela Rayner M.P. will be the Labour Women’s Parliamentary Staff Network’s guest speaker on 19 March 2026. Please see here for details:
The new Working Through Cancer Network was featured this week on page 47 of The House magazine. (The House | If you have cancer, Parliament can be a hard place to work – our new network will help change that)
A cross-party group of staffers, is hosting a small, informal launch on Thursday 12 March (drop in 9.30–11am) in the Jubilee Room. It will be a chance for both Members and their staff to hear first-hand experiences and understand what we are hoping to achieve.
1 in 2 of us will be affected by cancer – yet many people in Parliament are still working through it quietly and alone.
We hope the network will :
Our immediate focus is to:
What we’re asking today is simple:
For more information or to support, please email robertsg@parliament.uk
IPSA has now published the budgets for 2026/2027 and you can find them here:
https://www.ipsaonline.org.uk/guidance/reports-and-budgeting#summary-of-2026-27-budgets
Time: 1400-1445
Date: Wednesday 25 March 2026
Location: Online via YouTube
Cost: Free
Audience: Young people aged 14-18, schools, colleges, home educators
Host: UK Parliament Education and Engagement Team
An online engagement event for students aged 14 to 18, to mark Women’s History Month.
We will be joined by Historian of UK Parliament, Dr Mari Takayanagi, who will share a brief history of women in the House of Lords. Using real parliamentary artefacts, Mari will reflect on the vital contributions that women, past and present, have made to the work of the House.
We will then be joined by The Lord Bishop of Gloucester (Bishop Rachel) and Baroness Boycott.
Both Peers represent groups that are unique to the House of Lords, Bishops and Crossbenchers, and both are also trailblazing women within their professions.
Both will share their experiences by answering your questions!
Find out more, and register to attend here.
Owing to the current situation in Iran, Members of Parliament may be receiving requests for assistance from constituents.
There is a new section specific to the situation in Iran at the bottom of the hotlines list and we will endeavour to keep it updated.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has asked British nationals to register their presence in Bahrain, Israel, Kuwait, Palestine, Qatar and UAE.
British Nationals who are in Iran should read the advice here: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/iran
Constituents should also follow the FCDO Facebook page for updates: https://www.facebook.com/ForeignCommonwealthAndDevelopmentOffice
We’re coming up to the announcement of the 2026 Parliament’s People Awards, which recognise the inspirational teams and individuals who have impressed and shown dedication and commitment to supporting a thriving parliamentary democracy.
Anybody working for the House of Commons, House of Lords, the Parliamentary Digital Service, or in a constituency office can nominate a colleague who they believe has gone above and beyond in their work to enable UK democracy, and this year’s shortlist of nominations has now been published.
Here at w4mp we are really pleased to see that our own Karen Lawrinson, the mainstay of this site, maintainer of the hotlist, and all-round wonderful colleague has been shortlisted for the Parliamentary In-House Individual of the Year award, not just for the amazing work she does here but for her many other contributions she makes. As the nomination says, “Karen’s work directly improves the resilience, effectiveness, and cohesion of parliamentary teams, enabling staff across the UK to perform their roles with confidence and efficiency.”