Pre-legislative scrutiny under the Conservative Governments of 2015-24
This briefing provides a summary of the development of pre-legislative scrutiny and the draft bills published during the 2015, 2017 and 2019 Parliaments.

This Research Paper reviews recent developments in Members’ pay and expenses, and in ministerial salaries. It sets out current rates and provides a summary of expense limits, from 2010/11, under the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority’s MPs’ Scheme of Business Costs and Expenses.
Members’ pay and expenses – current rates from 1 April 2013 (581 KB , PDF)
Following the passage of the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009, in the wake of the expenses scandal, the responsibility for determining a scheme for and reimbursing Members’ expenses was transferred to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA). Its first MPs’ Expenses Scheme came into force on the day after the 2010 General Election.
In its review of Members’ allowances the Committee on Standards in Public Life recommended that IPSA should also have responsibility for determining Members’ pay. Provisions to give this effect were passed in 2010 and the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 was amended. IPSA took on this responsibility in May 2011. In May 2012, IPSA launched a review of Members’ pay. In January 2013, in line with the Government’s policy on public sector pay, it announced that Members’ salaries would increase by one per cent in both April 2013 and April 2104, to £66,396 and £67,060, respectively.
Members’ pay and expenses – current rates from 1 April 2013 (581 KB , PDF)
This briefing provides a summary of the development of pre-legislative scrutiny and the draft bills published during the 2015, 2017 and 2019 Parliaments.
A bill briefing on the Church of Scotland (Lord High Commissioner) Bill 2024-25. This makes provision for Catholics to be eligible to hold the office of Lord High Commissioner, which is the King's representative at the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the UK has applied sanctions and changed rules around visas and corporate transparency to counter Russian influence.