Members’ Staff Annual Conference 2025

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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.

To find out more and to sign up to the event please visit ParliNet: ParliNet | Members’ Staff Annual Conference 2025.

If you have any questions, please contact MMSST@parliament.uk.

Members’ staff Networking Event

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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. 

Please email MMSST@parliament.uk to register to attend.  

Monthly online Q&A session for all MPs’ staff

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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.

Office Managers’ Virtual Drop-in – every Wednesday

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At 11:00 every Wednesday, there is an MPs’ Office Managers’ Drop-in on Microsoft Teams.

During these meetings, you can learn about and discuss:

  • House of Commons updates
  • Security information
  • Information about Parliamentary Digital Services
  • Information about IPSA
  • Information and support relating to wellness and wellbeing

You also have the opportunity to put your questions to the Members and Members’ Staff Services Team and to other Office Managers about anything relevant to your work.

If you are an MP’s Office Manager (or if your office does not have one, an appropriate alternative) and have not received an invitation to the regular weekly drop-ins, please email your details to  mmsst@parliament.uk and ask to be added.