The Westminster lensArchive · §04 IPSA expenses · £194,622 across 106 claims · FY 24_25
IPSA expenses — Murray.
Every IPSA claim category for Chris Murray, plus the most-frequent cost types within each. Date range 10 Jul 2024 – 22 Apr 2025. Back to the MP page.
By category — total claimed.
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 8 | 122,225 | 62.8% |
| Office Costs | 76 | 30,401 | 15.6% |
| Accommodation | 10 | 17,182 | 8.8% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 11,426 | 5.9% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 8,387 | 4.3% |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 5,000 | 2.6% |
| Total · 106 claims | 194,622 | 100% |
Top cost types within categories.
| Category | Cost type | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | 5 | 16,208 |
| Accommodation | Rent | 9 | 15,262 |
| Staffing | Bought-in services | 7 | 10,914 |
| Miscellaneous | Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | 1 | 5,000 |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 20 | 3,840 |
| Office Costs | Rent | 3 | 3,705 |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | 7 | 2,302 |
| Staffing | Pooled staffing services | 1 | 2,300 |
| Accommodation | Council tax | 1 | 1,920 |
| Office Costs | Utilities | 1 | 992 |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | 15 | 932 |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | 4 | 699 |
All individual claims — 95 of 106 this parliament.
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2025 | Office Costs | [200011798-162] | 210 |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Staffing | Professional & consultancy | 938 |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Accommodation | — | 2,150 |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Office cleaning March [200011797-177] | 210 |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -795 |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,938 |
| 29 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | ADOBE.COM [200011725-9122] | 79 |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Staffing | Professional & consultancy | 4,000 |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Staffing | Comms & Media | 3,000 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 30 |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | WWW.TONERGIANT.CO.UK [200011725-4766] | 83 |
| 6 Mar 2025 | Miscellaneous | Second invoice relating to office repairs | 5,000 |
| 6 Mar 2025 | Staffing | Administrative services | 588 |
| 6 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | SQSP [***] [200011725-4790] | 19 |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | CANVA [***] [200011725-3416] | 13 |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Accommodation | — | 2,150 |
| 3 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | [200011799-261] | 221 |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | ADOBE.COM [200011725-102] | 79 |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Staffing | Parliamentary Research Service (Labour) | 2,300 |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Staffing | Administrative services | 588 |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | VIKING [200011725-354] | 148 |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | VIKING [200011725-225] | 427 |
| 6 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | SQSP [***] [200011725-563] | 19 |
| 5 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | CANVA [***] [200011725-36] | 13 |
| 4 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | — | 2,250 |
| 4 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Thick photo paper, 5 reams of regular A4, and staples | 41 |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Accommodation | — | 2,150 |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | 400 a4 Paper from Coop | 5 |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | ADOBE.COM | 79 |
| 22 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 100 |
| 20 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | envelopes and blue tac | 9 |
| 17 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Sundries | 82 |
| 17 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Sundries | 52 |
| 17 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | A4 wallet and other office supplies | 11 |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Office supplies | 94 |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Office supplies | 52 |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | — | 45 |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Postage stamps | 425 |
| 9 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | AGA PRINT LTD | 108 |
| 9 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | AGA PRINT LTD | 40 |
| 9 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | AMZNMKTPLACE [***] | 8 |
| 6 Jan 2025 | Accommodation | HTTPS://ISLINGTON.CIVI | 1,920 |
| 6 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | SQSP [***] | 19 |
| 30 Dec 2024 | Accommodation | — | 2,150 |
| 17 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | RYMAN 1134 | 96 |
| 17 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Landline | 23 |
| 17 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | AMZNMKTPLACE [***] | 14 |
| 16 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Constituency office renovations | 15,000 |
| 16 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Office furniture | 280 |
| 16 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | POST OFFICE COUNTER | 99 |
| 13 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Electricity | 992 |
| 13 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Printer labels | 9 |
| 9 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Office stationery, consisting of a ream of A4 paper and post-it notes. | 13 |
| 6 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | SQSP [***] | 19 |
| 3 Dec 2024 | Accommodation | — | 2,150 |
| 2 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | — | 660 |
| 2 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Office furniture | 285 |
| 2 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Advert Portobello Reporter | 65 |
| 29 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | — | 411 |
| 6 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | SQSP [***] | 19 |
| 4 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | [***] - November rent | 2,250 |
| 31 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | BOYLE ENERGY | 702 |
| 29 Oct 2024 | Accommodation | — | 2,150 |
| 29 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | DUNFERMLINE PRESS | 357 |
| 29 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Canva Pro subscriptio | 13 |
| 24 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | — | 216 |
| 24 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | — | 27 |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | — | 310 |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | — | 15 |
| 11 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | SQSP [***] | 90 |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Office Signage | 360 |
| 1 Oct 2024 | Accommodation | — | 2,150 |
| 19 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | VISTAPRINT | 35 |
| 19 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Postage August | 27 |
| 19 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Envelopes | 11 |
| 19 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | — | 8 |
| 19 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | — | 4 |
| 4 Sept 2024 | Staffing | Administrative services | 1,440 |
| 4 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES | 1,440 |
| 4 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES | 600 |
| 2 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | — | 660 |
| 2 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | — | 310 |
| 2 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | — | 99 |
| 19 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | — | 448 |
| 19 Aug 2024 | Staffing | Administrative services | 360 |
| 19 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | — | 99 |
| 19 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | — | 30 |
| 18 Aug 2024 | Accommodation | Faster Payment form - First Months Rent - [***] | 2,150 |
| 14 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | — | 18 |
| 9 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | — | 18 |
| 5 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | 1 month Canva subscription for the office, paid for on the 5th August | 13 |
| 1 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | — | 18 |
| 31 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | — | 15 |
| 31 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | — | 10 |
| 10 Jul 2024 | Office Costs | A roller banner with the contact details of Chris Murray MP for use at surgeries | 40 |
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.