Expenses

£4,379k paid across 3,959 claims for MP Travel in 2024 to 25. Average per MP £4.9k.

2025 to 262024 to 25 All categories AccommodationDependant TravelMP TravelMiscellaneousOffice CostsStaff TravelStaffing

Highest totals, MP Travel

#MPPartyPaid
1Mr Alistair Carmichael
Orkney and Shetland
Liberal Democrat£38,302.41
2John Lamont
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Conservative£35,023.74
3Brendan O'Hara
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Scottish National Party£31,560.88
4Jamie Stone
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Liberal Democrat£30,811.33
5Chris Law
Dundee Central
Scottish National Party£29,708.60
6Pete Wishart
Perth and Kinross-shire
Scottish National Party£28,785.43
7Gavin Robinson
Belfast East
Democratic Unionist Party£27,338.91
8Kirsty Blackman
Aberdeen North
Scottish National Party£27,276.19
9Graham Leadbitter
Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
Scottish National Party£26,228.61
10Brian Leishman
Alloa and Grangemouth
Labour£25,535.23
11Gregor Poynton
Livingston
Labour£24,784.80
12Mr Gregory Campbell
East Londonderry
Democratic Unionist Party£24,626.14
13Jim Allister
North Antrim
Traditional Unionist Voice£24,584.43
14Dave Doogan
Angus and Perthshire Glens
Scottish National Party£24,502.21
15Seamus Logan
Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
Scottish National Party£24,154.90
16Andrew Bowie
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Conservative£23,958.17
17Graeme Downie
Dunfermline and Dollar
Labour£23,548.34
18Sammy Wilson
East Antrim
Democratic Unionist Party£23,422.47
19Torcuil Crichton
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Labour£22,813.97
20Katrina Murray
Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch
Labour£21,948.46
21John Cooper
Dumfries and Galloway
Conservative£21,332.27
22Johanna Baxter
Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Labour£21,283.30
23Maureen Burke
Glasgow North East
Labour£20,895.75
24Alex Easton
North Down
Independent£20,504.66
25David Mundell
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Conservative£20,376.55

Totals are amounts paid by IPSA in the financial year, as published. Staffing costs are the largest item for almost every MP and reflect office headcount, not personal spending.

By category, 2024 to 25

Staffing
£153,407k
Office Costs
£19,126k
Miscellaneous
£16,913k
Accommodation
£12,770k
MP Travel
£4,379k
Staff Travel
£2,472k
Dependant Travel
£227k