The Westminster lensArchive · §04 IPSA expenses · £265,049 across 77 claims · FY 24_25
IPSA expenses — West.
Every IPSA claim category for Catherine West, plus the most-frequent cost types within each. Date range 6 Mar 2024 – 21 Mar 2025. Back to the MP page.
By category — total claimed.
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 0 | 243,195 | 91.8% |
| Office Costs | 71 | 21,657 | 8.2% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 189 | 0.1% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Total · 77 claims | 265,049 | 100% |
Top cost types within categories.
| Category | Cost type | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | Pooled staffing services | 1 | 4,600 |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | 21 | 3,074 |
| Office Costs | Advertising and contact cards | 3 | 1,557 |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | 6 | 1,122 |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | 1 | 1,099 |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | 12 | 565 |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 5 | 398 |
| Office Costs | Newspapers, journals, magazines | 14 | 348 |
| Office Costs | Hospitality | 3 | 41 |
| Office Costs | Recruitment Services &Costs | 3 | 40 |
| Office Costs | Parking | 1 | 3 |
| Office Costs | Postage & couriers | 1 | 3 |
All individual claims — 71 of 77 this parliament.
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Sundries | 79 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 83 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 60 |
| 16 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Tea and cleaning supplies | 9 |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | — | 75 |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | GUARDIAN NEWS & MEDIA | 12 |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Toner for printer | 828 |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | ADOBE PREMIERE PRO | 263 |
| 6 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Box to package printer for return to Parliamentary Digital Services | 6 |
| 5 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | International postage stamp | 3 |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Banner February 2025 | 150 |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | GUARDIAN NEWS & MEDIA | 12 |
| 27 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Notebook/Diary | 14 |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | — | 98 |
| 15 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Banner February 2025 | 163 |
| 15 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Banner February 2025 | 150 |
| 30 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | GUARDIAN NEWS & MEDIA | 12 |
| 30 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | GUARDIAN NEWS & MEDIA | 12 |
| 29 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Interviewee travel expenses | 6 |
| 28 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Banner December 2024 | 43 |
| 28 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Banner December 2024 | 38 |
| 28 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Banner December 2024 | 10 |
| 28 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Interviewee travel expenses | 6 |
| 25 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Rail travel for interviewee | 27 |
| 22 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Canva annual subscription | 100 |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Ink for printer | 35 |
| 8 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 9 |
| 4 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 21 |
| 30 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | GUARDIAN NEWS & MEDIA | 12 |
| 24 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Other office equipment | 25 |
| 24 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Tea bags and coffee | 16 |
| 23 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | — | 75 |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Canva video editing software | 13 |
| 30 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Pop up banner with contact details | 198 |
| 30 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | GUARDIAN NEWS & MEDIA | 12 |
| 27 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | — | 75 |
| 22 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Canva video editing software | 13 |
| 17 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 10 |
| 11 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Toner for printer | 762 |
| 30 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | GUARDIAN NEWS & MEDIA | 12 |
| 22 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | Graphic design software | 13 |
| 8 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | Surgery contact leaflets | 932 |
| 5 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | Banner September 2024 | 220 |
| 5 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | Banner September 2024 | 152 |
| 5 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | Banner September 2024 | 138 |
| 31 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | Posters for surgery details, further to boundary changes | 427 |
| 31 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | Stationery | 12 |
| 30 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | GUARDIAN NEWS & MEDIA | 12 |
| 17 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | Iphone for MP | 1,099 |
| 17 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 49 |
| 9 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | Sundries | 67 |
| 9 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | Tea and coffee supplies | 15 |
| 30 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | GUARDIAN NEWS & MEDIA | 12 |
| 10 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | Ham & High local newspaper subscription for 12 months | 145 |
| 5 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 20 |
| 3 Jun 2024 | Office Costs | Sundries | 14 |
| 31 May 2024 | Office Costs | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 35 |
| 30 May 2024 | Office Costs | GUARDIAN NEWS & MEDIA | 12 |
| 15 May 2024 | Office Costs | Casework software annual hosting and support fee | 720 |
| 7 May 2024 | Office Costs | — | 75 |
| 30 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | WWW.JOHNLEWIS.COM | 93 |
| 30 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | GUARDIAN NEWS & MEDIA | 12 |
| 22 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | — | 3 |
| 12 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | Parliamentary Research Service (Labour) | 4,600 |
| 5 Apr 2024 | Office Costs | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 17 |
| 30 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | GUARDIAN NEWS & MEDIA | 12 |
| 21 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Banner April 2024 | 63 |
| 21 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Banner April 2024 | 29 |
| 21 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Banner April 2024 | 28 |
| 17 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Newpaper Subscription | 60 |
| 6 Mar 2024 | Office Costs | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 220 |
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.