Nick Ainger (Lab, Carmarthen West and Pembrokshire South) employs Sally Ainger (wife) as Constituency Assistant

Kevin Barron (Lab, Rother Valley) employs Carol Barron (wife) as Parliamentary Assistant

Margaret Beckett (Lab, Derby South) employs Leo Beckett (husband) as Parliamentary Assistant

Sir Paul Beresford (C, Mole Valley) employs Lady Beresford (wife) as Diary Secretary

Colin Breed (Lib Dem, South East Cornwall) employs Janet Breed, (wife) as Constituency assistant

Malcolm Bruce (Lib Dem, Gordon) employs Rosemary Bruce (wife) as Office Manager and Diary Secretary

Angela Browning (C, Tiverton and Honiton) employs David Browning (husband) as Constituency Assistant

Alistair Burt (C, North East Bedfordshire) employs Eve Burt (wife) as Personal Assistant

Lorely Burt (Lib Dem, Solihull) employs Richard Burt (husband) as Press and Research assistant

Dawn Butler (Lab, Brent South) employs Tennyson Butler (brother) as a Caseworker

Sir Menzies Campbell (Lib Dem, North East Fife) employs Elspeth Campell (wife) as Constituency Secretary

Christopher Chope (C, Christshurch) employs Christo Chope (wife) as Secretary. She was employed before they married

Paul Clark (Lab, Gillingham and Rainham) employs Julie Clark (wife) as Constituency Office Manager

David Clelland (Lab, Tyne Bridge) employs Brenda Clelland (wife) as Personal Assistant. She was employed before they married

Derek Conway (C, Old Bexley and Sidcup) employs Colette Conway, (wife) as Parliamentary Assistant

David Crausby (Lab, Bolton North East) employs Enid Crausby (wife) as Parliamentary Assistant

Quentin Davies (Lab, Grantham and Stamford) employs Chantal Davies (wife) as Parliamentary Assistant

Jim Dobbin (Lab, Heywood and Middleton) employs Pat Dobbin (wife) as Parliamentary Assistant

Hywel Francis (Lab, Aberavon) employs Mair Francis (wife) as Parliamentary Assistant

Roger Gale (C, Thanet North) employs Suzy Gale (wife) as Secretary

Ian Gibson (Lab, Norwich North) employs Liz Gibson (wife) as Diary Secretary

Linda Gilroy (Lab, Plymouth Sutton) employs Benny Gilroy (husband) as an Assistant

Stephen Hammond (C, Wimbledon) employs Sally Hammond (wife) as Secretary

Oliver Heald (C, Hertfordshire North East) employs Christine Heald (wife) as Constituency Secretary

Stephen Ladyman (Lab, South Thanet) employs Janet Ladyman (wife) as Constituency Office Manager

Edward Leigh (C, Gainsborough) employs Mary Leigh (wife) as Secretary

Ian Liddell-Grainger (C, Bridgwater) employs Jill Liddell-Grainger (wife) as Personal Assistant, Researcher

Peter Luff (C Mid-Worcestershire) employs Julia Luff (wife) as Secretary

Andrew MacKinlay (Lab, Thurrock) employs Ruth MacKinlay (wife) as Personal Assistant

Eric Martlew (Lab, Carlisle) employs Elsie Martlew (wife) as Researcher

Tommy McAvoy (Lab, Rutherglen and Hamilton West) employs Eleanor McAvoy (wife) as Constituency Officer

Patrick McLoughlin (C, West Derbyshire) employs Lynn McLoughlin (wife) as Secretary

Michael Moore (Lib Dem, Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk) employs Alison Moore (wife) as Caseworker

Malcolm Moss (C, North East Cambridgeshire) employs Sonya Moss (wife) as Secretary

Mike Penning (C, Hemel Hempstead) employs Angela Penning (wife) as Diary Secretary

Mark Pritchard (C, The Wrekin) employs Sondra Pritchard (wife) as Office Manager

Dan Rogerson (Lib Dem, North Cornwall) employs Heidi Rogerson (wife) as Diary Secetary

Adrian Sanders (Lib Dem, Torbay) employs Alison Sanders (wife) as Office Manager

Jim Sheridan (Lab, Paisley and Renfrewshire North) employs Joanne Sheridan (daughter) as Case Worker

Andrew Smith (Lab, Oxford East) employs Val Smith (wife) as Case Worker

Peter Soulsby (Lab, Leicester South) employs Alison Soulsby (wife) as Secretary

Howard Stoate (Lab, Dartford) employs Deborah Stoate (wife) as Office Manager

Gary Streeter (C, Devon South West) employs Janet Streeter (wife) as Personal Assistant

Mark Tami (Lab, Alun and Deeside) employs Sally Tami (wife) as Diary Secretary

Ben Wallace (C, Lancaster and Wyre) employs Liza Wallace (wife) as Researcher

Iain Wright (Lab, Hartlepool) employs Tiffiny Wright (wife) as Constituency Caseworker

Sir George Young (C North West Hampshire) employs Camilla Young (daughter) as Secretary

MPs who have arranged passes for family members, confirmed by the MP’s office:

Michael Clapham (Lab, Barnsley West and Penistone) has arranged a pass for Jonathon Clapham (son)

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (C, Cotswold) has arranged a pass for Edward Clifton-Brown (son)

Geoffrey Cox (C, Torridge) has arranged a pass for Charlotte Cox (daughter)

Ann Cryer (Lab, Keighley) has arranged a pass for John Cryer (son)

Gwyneth Dunwoody (Lab, Crewe and Nant-wich) has arranged a pass for Sophie Dunwoody (granddaughter)

Jeff Ennis (Lab, Barnsley East and Mexborough) has arranged a pass for Neil Ennis (son)

Andrew George (Lib Dem, St Ives) has arranged a pass for Morvah George (daughter)

Sir Alan Haselhurst (C, Saffron Walden) has arranged a pass for David Haselhurst (son)

Ian Liddell-Grainger (C, Bridgwater) has arranged a pass for Peter Liddell-Grainger (son) and Sophie Liddell-Grainger (daughter)

Patrick McLoughlin (C, West Derbyshire) has arranged a pass for James McLoughlin (son)

Austin Mitchell (Lab, Great Grimsby) has arranged a pass for Jonathan Mitchell (son)

David Mundell (C, Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale) has arranged a pass for Oliver Mundell (son)

Ian Paisley (DUP, North Antrim) has arranged a pass for Ian Paisley (son)

Greg Pope (Lab, Hynd-burn) has arranged a pass for Samuel Pope (son)

Anthony Steen (C, Totnes) has arranged a pass for Xanthe Steen (daughter)

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