The Westminster lensArchive · §04 IPSA expenses · £225,945 across 56 claims · FY 24_25
IPSA expenses — Dowden.
Every IPSA claim category for Oliver Dowden, plus the most-frequent cost types within each. Date range 24 Apr 2024 – 17 Mar 2025. Back to the MP page.
By category — this MP vs the median MP.
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Median MP (£) | vs median | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 0 | 215,068 | 148,245 | 1.5× | 95.2% |
| Office Costs | 52 | 10,461 | 21,860 | 0.5× | 4.6% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 239 | 3,799 | 0.1× | 0.1% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 176 | 2,102 | 0.1× | 0.1% |
| Total · 56 claims | 225,945 | 202,698 | 1.1× | 100% |
Top cost types within categories.
| Category | Cost type | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | Pooled staffing services | 2 | 5,263 |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | 26 | 3,086 |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | 10 | 755 |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | 1 | 720 |
| Office Costs | Newspapers, journals, magazines | 10 | 506 |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 2 | 96 |
| Office Costs | Parking | 1 | 35 |
All individual claims — 52 of 56 this parliament.
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | FINANCIAL TIMES [200011725-8867] | 59 |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES | 720 |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | — | 48 |
| 14 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | FINANCIAL TIMES | 59 |
| 5 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | AMAZON [***] | 7 |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | FINANCIAL TIMES | 59 |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | THE SPECTATOR /18 | 45 |
| 14 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | FINANCIAL TIMES | 59 |
| 15 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Banner December 2024 | 150 |
| 14 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | FINANCIAL TIMES | 59 |
| 31 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Banner November 2024 | 200 |
| 31 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Banner November 2024 | 188 |
| 28 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Banner November 2024 | 222 |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Banner November 2024 | 382 |
| 16 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Banner November 2024 | 86 |
| 15 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | THE SPECTATOR /18 | 45 |
| 14 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | FINANCIAL TIMES | 59 |
| 11 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | — | 48 |
| 11 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | AMAZON [***] | -4 |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Banner November 2024 | 91 |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Banner November 2024 | 53 |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Banner November 2024 | 37 |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Banner November 2024 | 30 |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Banner November 2024 | 28 |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Banner November 2024 | 20 |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Banner November 2024 | 17 |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Banner November 2024 | 17 |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Banner November 2024 | 15 |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Banner November 2024 | 14 |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Banner November 2024 | 13 |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Banner November 2024 | 10 |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Banner November 2024 | 10 |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Banner November 2024 | 2 |
| 9 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | — | 35 |
| 7 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | AMAZON [***] | 4 |
| 4 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | AMAZON [***] | 10 |
| 4 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | AMAZON [***] | 10 |
| 2 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | APPLE STORE R092 | 699 |
| 2 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | APPLE R092 REGENT STRE | 17 |
| 2 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | APPLE STORE R092 | -429 |
| 19 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | APPLE STORE R092 | 429 |
| 17 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Policy Research Unit (Conservative) | 1,715 |
| 10 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | FINANCIAL TIMES | 59 |
| 22 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | AMAZON [***] | 12 |
| 19 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | Banner September 2024 | 182 |
| 18 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | THE SPECTATOR /18 | 3 |
| 15 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | AMAZON [***] | 24 |
| 21 May 2024 | Office Costs | Banner June 2024 | 382 |
| 21 May 2024 | Office Costs | Banner June 2024 | 382 |
| 21 May 2024 | Office Costs | Banner June 2024 | 333 |
| 1 May 2024 | Office Costs | Policy Research Unit (Conservative) | 3,548 |
| 24 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | Banner June 2024 | 200 |
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.