Sir John Whittingdale has provided the following comment, after IPSA’s recent announcement:
“I, like many of my colleagues from across the house, do not agree with IPSA’s decision to allow MPs to claim expenses for office parties at Christmas.
I will be taking an opportunity to thank my staff at Christmas for their hard work this year. But I will cover any cost for this, as I have always done, personally. Events like this should not come at the expense of the taxpayer, and I believe that IPSA was wrong to suggest otherwise”.