<P> In 2010 , the payment of MPs ' salaries and allowances , and many staff , was moved from the Fees Office , which was effectively self - policing by MPs of their expenses , to a more autonomous body , the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority . In 2010 the IPSA was also given the responsibility of setting MPs ' salary levels . It is accountable to the Speaker 's Committee for the IPSA , comprising the Speaker , the Leader of the House , the Chair of the Standards and Privileges Committee and five MPs selected by the Speaker ( one of whom is the Shadow Leader of the House ) . </P>
<P> In 2010 , the payment of MPs ' salaries and allowances , and many staff , was moved from the Fees Office , which was effectively self - policing by MPs of their expenses , to a more autonomous body , the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority . In 2010 the IPSA was also given the responsibility of setting MPs ' salary levels . It is accountable to the Speaker 's Committee for the IPSA , comprising the Speaker , the Leader of the House , the Chair of the Standards and Privileges Committee and five MPs selected by the Speaker ( one of whom is the Shadow Leader of the House ) . </P>
who decides pay and allowances of ministers in the state
who decides pay and allowances of ministers in the state
Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority