The Westminster lensArchive · §04 IPSA expenses · £322,487 across 232 claims · FY 24_25
IPSA expenses — Carmichael.
Every IPSA claim category for Alistair Carmichael, plus the most-frequent cost types within each. Date range 4 Mar 2024 – 16 Apr 2025. Back to the MP page.
By category — total claimed.
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 1 | 216,189 | 67.0% |
| Office Costs | 195 | 39,559 | 12.3% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 38,302 | 11.9% |
| Accommodation | 0 | 14,797 | 4.6% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 11,516 | 3.6% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 2,124 | 0.7% |
| Total · 232 claims | 322,487 | 100% |
Top cost types within categories.
| Category | Cost type | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | Utilities | 24 | 8,902 |
| Staffing | Pooled staffing services | 1 | 6,530 |
| Office Costs | Advertising and contact cards | 47 | 3,527 |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | 21 | 3,148 |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | 7 | 2,363 |
| Office Costs | Cleaning services | 39 | 1,626 |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | 10 | 1,232 |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 27 | 1,005 |
| Office Costs | Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | 5 | 747 |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | 1 | 720 |
| Office Costs | Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | 4 | 426 |
| Office Costs | Insurance - contents | 2 | 314 |
All individual claims — 196 of 232 this parliament.
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2025 | Office Costs | OFFICE CLEANING MARCH [200011798-215] | 42 |
| 15 Apr 2025 | Office Costs | Office furniture | 376 |
| 7 Apr 2025 | Office Costs | Office furniture | 515 |
| 7 Apr 2025 | Office Costs | [200011798-212] | 83 |
| 7 Apr 2025 | Office Costs | Water | 78 |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | WINDOW CLEANING SHETLAND OFFICE [200011797-443] | 18 |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Electricity | 389 |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Water | 104 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 420 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 237 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 237 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 237 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 210 |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Electricity | 488 |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | E.FRASER ELEC (ORK)LTD [200011725-6670] | 178 |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | AGA PRINT LTD [200011725-5058] | 141 |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | ALAMY.COM LIMITED [200011725-5059] | 58 |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | ORKNEY MEDIA GROUP . H [200011725-4720] | 55 |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | OFFICE CLEANING | 52 |
| 7 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Office cleaning | 28 |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Sundries | 61 |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | SHETLAND TIMES BOOK SH [200011725-3390] | 43 |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | SHETLAND TIMES BOOK SH [200011725-3391] | 43 |
| 3 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | SHETLAND NEWS [200011725-3201] | 39 |
| 3 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | SINCLAIR OFFICE SUPPLI [200011725-3202] | 26 |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | WINDOW CLEANING OFFICE | 43 |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | OFFICE WINDOW CLEANING | 12 |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 44 |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Landline | 635 |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | — | 25 |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | — | 11 |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | T L DALLAS & CO LTD | 144 |
| 15 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | — | 15 |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Fire Risk Assessment & Safety Equipment | 449 |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | SHETLAND NEWS | 39 |
| 7 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | JANUARY OFFICE CLEANING | 28 |
| 3 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Landline | 359 |
| 3 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | SINCLAIR OFFICE SUPPLI | 119 |
| 3 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | ORKNEY MEDIA GROUP . H | 99 |
| 3 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | — | 54 |
| 1 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | OFFICE WINDOW CLEANING JAN | 12 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | WINDOW CLEANING ORKNEY OFFICE | 43 |
| 27 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | TVLICENSING.CO.UK | 170 |
| 27 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | SHETLAND TIMES BOOK SH | 58 |
| 20 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | ORKNEY MEDIA GROUP . H | 61 |
| 20 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | — | 27 |
| 15 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Banner February 2025 | 162 |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Banner February 2025 | 150 |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Office cleaning | 56 |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | SHETLAND TIMES BOOK SH | 58 |
| 6 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Electricity | 100 |
| 6 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | SHETLAND NEWS | 78 |
| 6 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Water | 56 |
| 6 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | SINCLAIR OFFICE SUPPLI | 24 |
| 6 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Other office equipment | 23 |
| 6 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | — | 20 |
| 4 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | WINDOW CLEANING | 12 |
| 3 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | BUSINESS WASTE RECYCLING | 102 |
| 31 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Office window cleaning | 76 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | OFFICE CLEANING | 52 |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | ORKNEY MEDIA GROUP . H | 61 |
| 9 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | — | 11 |
| 6 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | ORKNEY MEDIA GROUP . H | 61 |
| 6 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | WISHARTS | 26 |
| 6 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | — | 11 |
| 3 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Water | 108 |
| 3 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | SHETLAND TIMES BOOK SH | 87 |
| 2 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Sundries | 52 |
| 2 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | SHETLAND NEWS | 39 |
| 30 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | OFFICE CLEANING NOVEMBER | 56 |
| 30 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | WINDOW CLEANING OFFICE | 12 |
| 29 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Banner December 2024 | 210 |
| 29 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Banner December 2024 | 118 |
| 29 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Banner December 2024 | 118 |
| 29 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Banner December 2024 | 118 |
| 20 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 376 |
| 20 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | — | 54 |
| 13 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | B Wishart MSP 24/25 TV licence 50% contribution | -85 |
| 12 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | ORKNEY MEDIA GROUP . H | 121 |
| 12 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | SHETLAND NEWS | 78 |
| 12 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | SHETLAND TIMES BOOK SH | 58 |
| 6 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | SHETLAND TIMES BOOK SH | 58 |
| 4 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 11 |
| 1 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | WINDOW CLEANING OCTOBER SHETLAND | 12 |
| 31 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Electricity | 208 |
| 31 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | OFFICE CLEANING OCTOBER | 56 |
| 29 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | — | 29 |
| 21 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Water | 153 |
| 21 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | SHETLAND NEWS | 78 |
| 21 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | ORKNEY MEDIA GROUP . H | 66 |
| 15 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | SHETLAND TIMES BOOK SH | 58 |
| 15 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | — | 50 |
| 14 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | SINCLAIR OFFICE SUPPLI | 204 |
| 13 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | — | 10 |
| 30 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | ORKNEY OFFICE CLEANING | 56 |
| 30 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | WINDOW CLEANING SHETLAND OFFICE | 18 |
| 28 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | WINDOW CLEANING ORKNEY OFFICE | 43 |
| 25 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Electricity | 734 |
| 25 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | — | 25 |
| 24 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Repayment-SINCLAIR OFFICE SUPPLY-60248430 | 0 |
| 23 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | ORKNEY MEDIA GROUP . H | 110 |
| 23 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | SHETLAND NEWS | 78 |
| 20 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | OFFICE CLEANING JULY-SEPT 24 | 63 |
| 16 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | SHETLAND ISLANDS COUNC | 200 |
| 16 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | ORKNEY MEDIA GROUP . H | 110 |
| 10 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Water | 95 |
| 10 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | ORKNEY OFFICE CLEANING AUGUST | 84 |
| 10 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | — | 54 |
| 10 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | — | 37 |
| 31 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | AUGUST OFFICE WINDOW CLEANING ORKNEY | 43 |
| 30 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | WINDOW CLEANING AUGUST SHETLAND OFFICE | 12 |
| 28 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | SHETLAND TIMES BOOK SH | 199 |
| 26 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | SHETLAND TIMES BOOK SH | 135 |
| 26 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | ORKNEY MEDIA GROUP . H | 110 |
| 20 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 318 |
| 20 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | SHETLAND TIMES BOOK SH | 58 |
| 20 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | SHETLAND NEWS | 55 |
| 20 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | SHETLAND NEWS | 39 |
| 20 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | SHETLAND NEWS | 23 |
| 19 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | T L DALLAS & CO LTD | 170 |
| 19 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | SHETLAND TIMES BOOK SH | 97 |
| 12 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | SHETLAND NEWS | 55 |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 340 |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | RECYCLING COLLECTION - JULY-DEC 2024 | 102 |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | JUNE CLEANING ORKNEY OFFICE | 56 |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | — | 24 |
| 6 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | WINDOW CLEANING SHETLAND OFFICE JULY | 12 |
| 31 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | Window cleaning Orkney office June-July 2024 | 97 |
| 31 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | Orkney office cleaning half share July | 49 |
| 29 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | Electricity | 151 |
| 23 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | Water | 80 |
| 22 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | — | 54 |
| 15 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | ORKNEY MEDIA GROUP . H | 110 |
| 15 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | SHETLAND TIMES BOOK SH | 87 |
| 9 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | ORKNEY MEDIA GROUP . H | 30 |
| 9 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | SHETLAND PARLIAMENTARY OFFICE - WINDOW CLEANING JUNE | 12 |
| 8 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | SHETLAND NEWS | 30 |
| 8 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | Administrative services | 7 |
| 3 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | Electricity | 796 |
| 1 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | SINCLAIR OFFICE SUPPLI | 196 |
| 26 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 325 |
| 25 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | TVLICENSING.CO.UK | 170 |
| 24 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL | 76 |
| 24 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | SHETLAND OFFICE CLEANING APRIL-JUNE | 58 |
| 17 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | Water | 111 |
| 17 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | WINDOW CLEANING ORKNEY OFFICE APRIL & MAY 2024 | 97 |
| 17 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | ORKNEY OFFICE CLEANING MAY | 56 |
| 3 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL | 196 |
| 3 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | — | 54 |
| 2 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | WINDOW CLEANING SHETLAND OFFICE | 12 |
| 23 May 2024 | Staffing | Parliamentary Support Team (Liberal Democrat) | 6,530 |
| 22 May 2024 | Office Costs | XMA June 2024 | 92 |
| 22 May 2024 | Office Costs | XMA June 2024 | 92 |
| 22 May 2024 | Office Costs | XMA June 2024 | 92 |
| 22 May 2024 | Office Costs | XMA June 2024 | 68 |
| 20 May 2024 | Office Costs | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES | 720 |
| 20 May 2024 | Office Costs | — | 68 |
| 15 May 2024 | Office Costs | SHETLAND NEWS | 60 |
| 13 May 2024 | Office Costs | Electricity | 355 |
| 13 May 2024 | Office Costs | — | 34 |
| 7 May 2024 | Office Costs | Electricity | 1,112 |
| 7 May 2024 | Office Costs | Electricity | 1,112 |
| 7 May 2024 | Office Costs | Electricity | 355 |
| 2 May 2024 | Office Costs | WINDOW CLEANING SHETLAND OFFICE APRIL | 18 |
| 1 May 2024 | Office Costs | Water | 22 |
| 30 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | ORKNEY OFFICE CLEANING APRIL | 56 |
| 29 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | E.FRASER ELEC (ORK)LTD | 86 |
| 21 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | — | 20 |
| 15 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | Electricity | 135 |
| 15 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | SHETLAND NEWS | 72 |
| 8 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | SHETLAND TIMES BOOK SH | 68 |
| 8 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | — | 12 |
| 2 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | Electricity | 865 |
| 2 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | ORKNEY MEDIA GROUP . H | 177 |
| 2 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | WWW.SHETLANDTIMES.CO.U | 117 |
| 2 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | Sundries | 87 |
| 2 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | SHETLAND NEWS | 78 |
| 2 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | — | 42 |
| 2 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | MALAKOFF LIMITED | 8 |
| 31 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | ORKNEY OFFICE CLEANING MARCH | 84 |
| 31 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | WINDOW CLEANING ORKNEY OFFICE | 43 |
| 30 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | OFFICE CLEANING FEB-MAR | 35 |
| 30 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | WINDOW CLEANING MARCH | 12 |
| 27 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Other office equipment | 58 |
| 25 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Electricity | 1,195 |
| 20 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Sundries | 27 |
| 18 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | PAYPAL ORKNEYMEDIA | 92 |
| 18 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | — | 81 |
| 18 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | — | 52 |
| 12 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Water | 98 |
| 12 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | — | 52 |
| 11 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | SHETLAND TIMES BOOK SH | 68 |
| 11 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | SHETLAND TIMES BOOK SH | 68 |
| 8 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Sundries | 26 |
| 4 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | SHETLAND NEWS | 72 |
| 4 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Sundries | 7 |
Sources
SourceIPSA · Individual MP claims published quarterly
MethodEach claim is a line in the public CSV. Categories follow the IPSA scheme.
CaveatTotal paid is net of repayments and rejections. Some claims span multiple cost types.