This call will feature an update on insurances available to MPs, from Tara Cullen.
There will also be the regular weekly updates from the Parliamentary Digital Service, the Parliamentary Security Department, the Human Resources Team, IPSA, and the House of Commons Library.
Time: 1100 Date: Wednesday 15 April 2026 Location: online via MS Teams How to join: email MMSST@parliament.uk citing your role and the member you work for, and ask to be added to the mailing list and receive an invitation to the weekly call
*** Please note that this call is only for those in an office management role within an MP’s office.
This week’s guest speakers on the MOM call will be Dementia UK. Find out about supporting constituents affected by the condition, and how to access free, bespoke training sessions for your team, delivered by dementia specialist Admiral Nurses.
Digital will also provide an update on their Enabling Members value stream.
There will also be the regular weekly updates from the Parliamentary Digital Service, the Parliamentary Security Department, the Human Resources Team, IPSA, and the House of Commons Library.
Time: 1100 Date: Wednesday 8 April 2026 Location: online via MS Teams How to join: email MMSST@parliament.uk citing your role and the member you work for, and ask to be added to the mailing list and receive an invitation to the weekly call
*** Please note that this call is only for those in an office management role within an MP’s office.
Time: 11:30 – 14:00 Date: Tuesday 8 July 2025 Location: Portcullis House Hub
Directors from key House Administration teams that provide services to Members will be available to answer your questions, listen to your feedback, or if you just want to learn more about how their teams can support you in carrying out your parliamentary duties.
Meet:
Richard Shoreland, Managing Director of People and Culture
Margaret McKinnon, Director of Member and Members’ Staff Services
Jo Willows, Director of Members’ Staff Engagement
Josie Lazenby, Head of Parliamentary Health and Wellbeing.
The Members and Members’ Staff Services Team (MMSST) invites you to attend the first ever Members’ Staff Annual Conference.
The event will take place on Wednesday 19 March 2025, and will be a hybrid event with spaces available to attend in-person (Portcullis House) and online via Teams.
The conference will spotlight the crucial role that Members’ staff play in supporting constituencies and parliamentary work.
The day will feature a series of workshops led by both internal and external guest speakers, all centred around the theme of housing.
Time: 14:30 – 16:30 Date: Monday 24 February 2025 Location: Attlee Suite, Portcullis House
The Members and Members’ staff Services Team (MMSST) invites all Members’ staff to attend the first All Members’ Staff Networking Event of 2025.
The event is an opportunity for you to connect with fellow Members’ staff and meet colleagues from the services that are here to support you. Light refreshments will be provided.
The Members and Members’ Staff Services Team runs a monthly online Q&A session for MPs’ staff, which takes place over MS Teams. It is open to all MPs’ staff, regardless of their job role.
If you would like to pre-register any questions, you can do so by emailing MMSST@parliament.uk, but they will also take questions without notice at the event and will do their best to answer as many as they can during the meeting. They will provide written guidance following each session.
Each MP staff Q&A session will be themed, so if there is an issue impacting your role that you would like them to cover, please do let them know by contacting MMSST@parliament.uk.
