The Westminster lensArchive · §04 IPSA expenses · £204,269 across 60 claims · FY 24_25
IPSA expenses — McDonald.
Every IPSA claim category for Stuart C McDonald, plus the most-frequent cost types within each. Date range 26 Mar 2024 – 31 Oct 2024. Back to the MP page.
By category — this MP vs the median MP.
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Median MP (£) | vs median | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 1 | 125,889 | 148,245 | 0.8× | 61.6% |
| Miscellaneous | 0 | 52,742 | 23,732 | 2.2× | 25.8% |
| Accommodation | 8 | 14,500 | 16,860 | 0.9× | 7.1% |
| Office Costs | 43 | 6,343 | 21,860 | 0.3× | 3.1% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 4,774 | 3,799 | 1.3× | 2.3% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 19 | 2,102 | 0.0× | 0.0% |
| Total · 60 claims | 204,269 | 202,698 | 1.0× | 100% |
Top cost types within categories.
| Category | Cost type | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing | Pooled staffing services | 1 | 2,293 |
| Office Costs | Rent | 7 | 2,268 |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | 8 | 1,824 |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | 5 | 973 |
| Accommodation | Council tax | 2 | 949 |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | 2 | 523 |
| Accommodation | Utilities | 5 | 455 |
| Office Costs | Cleaning services | 7 | 290 |
| Accommodation | Cleaning services | 1 | 207 |
| Office Costs | Utilities | 1 | 176 |
| Office Costs | Newspapers, journals, magazines | 3 | 84 |
| Office Costs | Website hosting and design | 2 | 71 |
All individual claims — 52 of 60 this parliament.
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Professional & consultancy | 44 |
| 30 Oct 2024 | Accommodation | End of london accomm lease clean required by lease | 207 |
| 30 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Half of cleaning fee in shared constituency office | 40 |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Landline | 373 |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Landline | 212 |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Courier for return of parliamentary stationary | 41 |
| 3 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | — | 324 |
| 2 Oct 2024 | Accommodation | Electricity | 14 |
| 30 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Half of cost of cleaning in shared constituency office | 40 |
| 25 Sept 2024 | Accommodation | Electricity | 56 |
| 3 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | — | 324 |
| 27 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | Half of cleaning fee in shared constituency office | 40 |
| 16 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES | 360 |
| 16 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 211 |
| 16 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 211 |
| 13 Aug 2024 | Accommodation | Gas | 110 |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | — | 324 |
| 30 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | Share of Office Cleaning | 40 |
| 25 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | Share of Constituency Office Cleaning | 40 |
| 23 Jul 2024 | Staffing | Scottish National Party Research Team (SNP) | 2,293 |
| 15 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 204 |
| 15 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | POST OFFICE COUNTER | 16 |
| 11 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | — | 6 |
| 11 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | — | 6 |
| 4 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | — | 324 |
| 4 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | KAPWING PRO PLAN | 163 |
| 2 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | WEEBLY SERVICE | 58 |
| 1 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | Dual Fuel | 176 |
| 25 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | FREE MOVEMENT | 29 |
| 21 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | — | 9 |
| 21 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | — | 6 |
| 14 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 204 |
| 4 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | — | 324 |
| 31 May 2024 | Office Costs | Constituency office cleaning 50% | 40 |
| 25 May 2024 | Office Costs | FREE MOVEMENT | 29 |
| 18 May 2024 | Office Costs | WEEBLY SERVICE | 13 |
| 15 May 2024 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 204 |
| 7 May 2024 | Office Costs | — | 324 |
| 1 May 2024 | Office Costs | Banner June 2024 | 387 |
| 30 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | 50% Share of Office Cleaning | 50 |
| 25 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | FREE MOVEMENT | 26 |
| 18 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | Banner May 2024 | 79 |
| 17 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | — | 6 |
| 16 Apr 2024 | Accommodation | First payment of council tax for London Accom 24-25 | 682 |
| 16 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 205 |
| 9 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | — | 324 |
| 9 Apr 2024 | Accommodation | Final council tax payment for 2023-24 | 267 |
| 8 Apr 2024 | Accommodation | Other fuel | 165 |
| 8 Apr 2024 | Accommodation | Other fuel | 110 |
| 26 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Banner May 2024 | 237 |
| 26 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Banner April 2024 | 237 |
| 26 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Banner May 2024 | 33 |
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.