The Westminster lensArchive · §04 IPSA expenses · £198,500 across 78 claims · FY 24_25
IPSA expenses — Shanker.
Every IPSA claim category for Baggy Shanker, plus the most-frequent cost types within each. Date range 22 Jul 2024 – 1 Apr 2025. Back to the MP page.
By category — total claimed.
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 2 | 144,372 | 72.7% |
| Office Costs | 51 | 27,178 | 13.7% |
| Accommodation | 14 | 18,560 | 9.4% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 5,541 | 2.8% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 1,658 | 0.8% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 1,191 | 0.6% |
| Total · 78 claims | 198,500 | 100% |
Top cost types within categories.
| Category | Cost type | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | Rent | 9 | 16,450 |
| Accommodation | Rent | 7 | 15,803 |
| Staffing | Bought-in services | 2 | 9,000 |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | 26 | 3,898 |
| Office Costs | Pooled staffing services | 1 | 3,000 |
| Accommodation | Hotel - London | 7 | 2,757 |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | 2 | 2,040 |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | 3 | 477 |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | 1 | 451 |
| Office Costs | Newspapers, journals, magazines | 4 | 260 |
| Office Costs | Training - staff | 1 | 252 |
| Office Costs | Advertising and contact cards | 1 | 215 |
All individual claims — 67 of 78 this parliament.
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2025 | Accommodation | April rent [200011804-55] | 2,100 |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Office Costs | — | 2,090 |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -2,090 |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Staffing | Administrative services | 4,000 |
| 22 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Newspapers | 93 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | EUROFFICE.CO.UK [200011725-7431] | 481 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 330 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Stickers for children on school visits [200011802-431] | 234 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | EUROFFICE.CO.UK [200011725-6985] | 193 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Roller banner for surgeries etc [200011802-430] | 120 |
| 8 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Newspapers | 75 |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | — | 2,090 |
| 1 Mar 2025 | Accommodation | Rent payment for London property | 2,400 |
| 22 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Newspapers | 46 |
| 8 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Newspapers | 46 |
| 4 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | — | 2,090 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | Staffing | Administrative services | 5,000 |
| 22 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | EUROFFICE.CO.UK | 58 |
| 22 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Stamp for letter to India | 3 |
| 17 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Event at constituency office | 38 |
| 15 Jan 2025 | Accommodation | February rental payment | 2,400 |
| 9 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | AMZNMKTPLACE [***] | 24 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | EUROFFICE.CO.UK | 26 |
| 6 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | — | 2,090 |
| 1 Jan 2025 | Accommodation | Rental payment for Jan | 2,400 |
| 10 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | XMA January 2025 | 200 |
| 10 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | XMA January 2025 | 200 |
| 10 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | XMA January 2025 | 200 |
| 10 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | XMA January 2025 | 162 |
| 9 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | EUROFFICE.CO.UK | 99 |
| 3 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | — | 2,090 |
| 28 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | XMA December 2024 | 487 |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Banner December 2024 | 294 |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Banner December 2024 | 170 |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Banner December 2024 | 170 |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Banner December 2024 | 152 |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | EUROFFICE.CO.UK | 18 |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Banner December 2024 | 18 |
| 18 Nov 2024 | Accommodation | December rental payment | 2,400 |
| 18 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Surgery dates and times leaflets | 215 |
| 11 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | EUROFFICE.CO.UK | 11 |
| 11 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | EUROFFICE.CO.UK | 9 |
| 5 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | — | 2,090 |
| 28 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | EUROFFICE.CO.UK | 102 |
| 18 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Landline | 451 |
| 18 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | EUROFFICE.CO.UK | 34 |
| 15 Oct 2024 | Accommodation | November rental payment | 2,400 |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | DERBYSHIRE COUNTY CRIC | 252 |
| 7 Oct 2024 | Accommodation | Part-month rental payment for Oct (10-31) | 1,703 |
| 7 Oct 2024 | Accommodation | [***][***][***] | 585 |
| 4 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Office furniture | 335 |
| 3 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Parliamentary Research Service (Labour) | 3,000 |
| 2 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Office furniture | 115 |
| 2 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 27 |
| 1 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | — | 2,090 |
| 17 Sept 2024 | Accommodation | [***] | 210 |
| 12 Sept 2024 | Accommodation | [***][***][***] | 630 |
| 6 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | [***] - First month´s rent - | 3,910 |
| 4 Sept 2024 | Accommodation | [***][***][***] | 420 |
| 27 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | Person invited for interview travel costs | 94 |
| 21 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | EUROFFICE.CO.UK | 86 |
| 13 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | EUROFFICE.CO.UK | 20 |
| 8 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES | 1,440 |
| 8 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES | 600 |
| 30 Jul 2024 | Accommodation | [***][***][***] | 210 |
| 25 Jul 2024 | Accommodation | [***][***][***] | -234 |
| 22 Jul 2024 | Accommodation | [***][***][***] | 936 |
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.