Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle’s body of workers invoice rockets to greater than £1million a yr – virtually double what it was once in 2023

Sir Lindsay Hoyle‘s entourage of body of workers has virtually doubled in simply two years, it may be printed.

Details of the Commons Speaker’s staffing invoice, acquired by means of the Mail, divulge it has ballooned to greater than £1 million a yr. This was once up from £550,000 in the beginning of 2023.

And the selection of the ones hired by means of his administrative center jumped from 12 to 21 in that duration, as he appears to enlarge his centuries-old process right into a full-blown diplomatic position.

Meanwhile, separate disclosures made below the Freedom of Information Act divulge no less than £55,000 was once splurged refurbishing the 4 bogs and kitchen in his grace-and-favour Commons flat.

One supply stated the associated fee soared after 3 bogs have been decked out in marble, which his administrative center didn’t deny.

The overhaul was once a part of a lavish £7million refurbishment of Speaker’s House, a grand five-storey development within the center of the Parliamentary property which provides sweeping perspectives over the Thames.

It comes amid rising questions in regards to the scale of Sir Lindsay’s shuttle bills, that have surged previous £300,000 since he changed into Speaker in 2019. He has taken his spouse on a number of journeys along side as much as 4 body of workers.

On his newest jaunt to Malaysia, over February half-term, he spent greater than £25,000 on industry magnificence flights, motels and eating places for him and body of workers.

On his newest jaunt to Malaysia, over February half-term, he spent greater than £25,000 on industry magnificence flights, motels and eating places for him and body of workers

John O’Connell, leader govt of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, stated: ‘The Speaker appears to be having a jolly previous time racking up the spending with a rising posse of body of workers including to the hovering shuttle prices. But this surging expenditure is all paid for by means of taxpayers suffering with “awful April” as expenses and taxes proceed to climb.

‘That comprises his constituents in Chorley. Lindsay Hoyle will have to take a look at himself in one among his many grand mirrors and ask whether or not he is actually appearing taxpayers and their money the glory it merits.’ 

Details of the staffing invoice display that, up till February this yr (March 2025 knowledge isn’t to be had but), there have been 19 body of workers hired within the Speaker’s Office at a price of £905,148. An additional two apprentices, operating in different spaces at the property, have been additionally at the payroll at a price of £103,880.

By comparability, the headcount for March 2023 was once 12 staff at a price of £553,063.

But the selection of roles created has grown because the Speaker’s shuttle expenses have, and canopy the spaces of ‘parliamentary affairs and chamber affairs’, ‘personal administrative center and correspondence’, ‘particular tasks and occasions’, ‘visits and protocol’ and the ‘Speaker’s apprenticeship academy’. 

Last month the Mail printed how Sir Lindsay has splurged greater than £300,000 on 25 international jaunts since turning into Speaker in 2019.

A spokesman for the Speaker’s Office stated: ‘As could be anticipated, a variety of body of workers hired by means of the House Administration improve the functioning of the Speaker’s Office, together with the Speaker’s parliamentary and chamber tasks, the personal administrative center, particular tasks and visits and protocol.’