The Westminster lensArchive · §04 IPSA expenses · £201,719 across 85 claims · FY 24_25
IPSA expenses — Smith.
Every IPSA claim category for Alyn Smith, plus the most-frequent cost types within each. Date range 20 Mar 2024 – 1 Nov 2024. Back to the MP page.
By category — this MP vs the median MP.
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Median MP (£) | vs median | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 2 | 141,423 | 148,245 | 1.0× | 70.1% |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 38,774 | 23,732 | 1.6× | 19.2% |
| Office Costs | 45 | 7,443 | 21,860 | 0.3× | 3.7% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 6,415 | 2,102 | 3.1× | 3.2% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 4,853 | 3,799 | 1.3× | 2.4% |
| Accommodation | 10 | 2,770 | 16,860 | 0.2× | 1.4% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 41 | 456 | 0.1× | 0.0% |
| Total · 85 claims | 201,719 | 202,698 | 1.0× | 100% |
Top cost types within categories.
| Category | Cost type | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | Hotel - London | 10 | 2,770 |
| Staffing | Pooled staffing services | 2 | 2,298 |
| Office Costs | Service charge & ground Rent | 6 | 1,220 |
| Miscellaneous | Removals | 1 | 1,122 |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | 6 | 961 |
| Office Costs | Utilities | 13 | 823 |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | 9 | 788 |
| Office Costs | Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | 2 | 787 |
| Office Costs | Website hosting and design | 1 | 572 |
| Office Costs | Newspapers, journals, magazines | 2 | 200 |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | 2 | 170 |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 3 | 163 |
All individual claims — 58 of 85 this parliament.
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Maintenance, redecorations & repairs on Constituency Office | 685 |
| 1 Nov 2024 | Accommodation | Hotel - London | 210 |
| 30 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Final website hosting bill | 572 |
| 21 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Internet | 88 |
| 30 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Electricity | 145 |
| 25 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Packaging materials for return of office supplies and equipment | 74 |
| 18 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Service charge due to be paid | 187 |
| 18 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Water | 18 |
| 3 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | PRINTERINKS | 61 |
| 27 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | Internet | 88 |
| 21 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | STIRLING BUSINESS CENT | 187 |
| 21 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | STIRLING BUSINESS CENT | 102 |
| 21 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | Electricity | 85 |
| 21 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | — | 79 |
| 21 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | Water | 18 |
| 12 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | Water | 18 |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | Internet | 90 |
| 2 Aug 2024 | Miscellaneous | CROWN WORKSPACE | 1,122 |
| 30 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | ADOBE SYSTEMS SOFTWARE | 145 |
| 30 Jul 2024 | Staffing | Scottish National Party Research Team (SNP) | -6,602 |
| 22 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 88 |
| 17 Jul 2024 | Accommodation | [***][***][***] | 520 |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | Water | 18 |
| 15 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | STIRLING BUSINESS CENT | 187 |
| 15 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | Electricity | 117 |
| 15 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 88 |
| 9 Jul 2024 | Accommodation | [***][***][***] | 390 |
| 28 Jun 2024 | Accommodation | [***][***][***] | -630 |
| 20 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | Electricity | 114 |
| 4 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | STIRLING BUSINESS CENT | 187 |
| 22 May 2024 | Office Costs | Internet | 88 |
| 21 May 2024 | Accommodation | [***][***][***] | 630 |
| 20 May 2024 | Office Costs | Water | 18 |
| 16 May 2024 | Office Costs | Internet | 85 |
| 15 May 2024 | Office Costs | Electricity | 129 |
| 13 May 2024 | Accommodation | [***][***][***] | 195 |
| 8 May 2024 | Office Costs | STIRLING BUSINESS CENT | 287 |
| 2 May 2024 | Staffing | Scottish National Party Research Team (SNP) | 8,900 |
| 2 May 2024 | Office Costs | HERALDSCOTLAND.COM | 80 |
| 29 Apr 2024 | Accommodation | [***][***][***] | 420 |
| 22 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | Internet | 88 |
| 22 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | — | 54 |
| 22 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | — | 30 |
| 22 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | Water | 18 |
| 21 Apr 2024 | Accommodation | [***][***][***] | 420 |
| 18 Apr 2024 | Accommodation | [***][***][***] | 195 |
| 17 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | Adobe Creative Cloud Monthly Subscription | 25 |
| 16 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 85 |
| 15 Apr 2024 | Accommodation | [***][***][***] | 420 |
| 15 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | Water | 1 |
| 12 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | Electricity | 123 |
| 10 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | TWOFOLD LTD | 300 |
| 8 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | SUMUP SCOTIA MBE LIM | 44 |
| 5 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | THENEWEUROPEAN | 120 |
| 3 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | STIRLING BUSINESS CENT | 187 |
| 20 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Banner April 2024 | 278 |
| 20 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Banner April 2024 | 139 |
| 20 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Banner April 2024 | 139 |
Sources
SourceIPSA · Individual MP claims published quarterly
MethodEach claim is a line in the public CSV. Categories follow the IPSA scheme.
Median MPThe median of every MP’s total in that category this financial year, among MPs who claim it; “vs median” is this MP’s total ÷ that median (1.0× = exactly typical).
CaveatTotal paid is net of repayments and rejections. Some claims span multiple cost types.