Guides

Understand the official records

Plain-English explanations of the sources behind each MP profile. Rules can change; the source links and check date appear on every guide.

• How to read the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
• Can MPs have second jobs?
• MPs’ pay and office costs: what the figures mean
• Donations and loans to MPs: reading the official records
• How votes in the House of Commons work
• What your MP can do for you