Fawkes & Figures

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER

Fawkes & Figures is an independently developed civic-information app. It does not represent, and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, authorised by or operated on behalf of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA), UK Parliament, the UK Government, any government department or any political party.

Fawkes & Figures helps users explore publicly available information about UK House of Commons MPs’ staffing and business costs.

Users can search by postcode, select a financial year, browse national spending tables, view MP profiles, explore spending categories and inspect individual published claim information where available.

FEATURES

• Postcode-based MP lookup
• Financial-year selection
• National MP spending tables
• MP profile information
• Staffing and business-cost category breakdowns
• Individual published claim information
• MP portraits with initials fallback
• Customisable data-graphic creator
• PNG and PDF export options
• Single-export and five-export purchase options

DATA GRAPHIC EXPORTS

The Data Graphic Builder allows users to create an informational graphic using data for a selected MP and financial year.

Users can select the layout, colour theme, category information, published claims, displayed details and an optional organisation logo. A preview is available before purchase.

Payment is only required when saving or sharing a PNG or PDF export.

Available in-app purchases:

• Single Media Export — one PNG or PDF export
• Media Export Pack — five PNG or PDF exports

OFFICIAL INFORMATION SOURCES

MP staffing costs, business costs, annual spending totals, budgets and published claim information are obtained from the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA), the official body responsible for publishing this information.

Official IPSA source:

https://www.theipsa.org.uk/mp-staffing-business-costs/annual-publications

MP names, constituencies, parliamentary profiles and MP portrait information are obtained from the UK Parliament Members website.

Official UK Parliament source:

https://members.parliament.uk/members/commons

Fawkes & Figures reorganises and presents information obtained from these official sources to make published records easier to search, understand and compare.

Users should consult the official sources above to verify information and obtain the latest available records.

IMPORTANT CONTEXT

Expense claims can reflect legitimate parliamentary work. Figures should be reviewed in context.

Fawkes & Figures does not determine whether spending was appropriate, does not allege wrongdoing and is not a political campaigning tool.

Information may be updated, corrected, withheld or published at different times by the original organisations. The official linked sources remain authoritative.

Fawkes & Figures currently covers Members of the UK House of Commons.