The Westminster lensArchive · §04 IPSA expenses · £91,911 across 63 claims · FY 24_25
IPSA expenses — Alexander.
Every IPSA claim category for Douglas Alexander, plus the most-frequent cost types within each. Date range 5 Jul 2024 – 3 Apr 2025. Back to the MP page.
By category — total claimed.
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 1 | 58,163 | 63.3% |
| Office Costs | 46 | 16,413 | 17.9% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 10,732 | 11.7% |
| Accommodation | 7 | 4,885 | 5.3% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 1,718 | 1.9% |
| Total · 63 claims | 91,911 | 100% |
Top cost types within categories.
| Category | Cost type | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | Rent | 8 | 6,606 |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | 24 | 3,509 |
| Office Costs | Advertising and contact cards | 2 | 3,420 |
| Accommodation | Council tax | 1 | 2,732 |
| Staffing | Pooled staffing services | 1 | 2,300 |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | 2 | 2,040 |
| Accommodation | Service charge & ground Rent | 2 | 1,378 |
| Accommodation | Insurance - buildings | 2 | 413 |
| Accommodation | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | 2 | 362 |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | 4 | 338 |
| Office Costs | Recruitment Services &Costs | 1 | 288 |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage | 5 | 212 |
All individual claims — 54 of 63 this parliament.
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Apr 2025 | Office Costs | — | 1,287 |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,287 |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 46 |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | PAYPAL LBDCREATIVE [200011726-8014] | 2,662 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 150 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 138 |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 53 |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Landline & internet package | 186 |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | — | 1,170 |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP | 759 |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Internet | 53 |
| 7 Feb 2025 | Staffing | Parliamentary Research Service (Labour) | 2,300 |
| 7 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Mobile Phone Bill | 37 |
| 6 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 17 |
| 6 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 13 |
| 6 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 12 |
| 4 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | — | 1,170 |
| 20 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Banner February 2025 | 138 |
| 6 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | — | 1,170 |
| 5 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Douglas agreed [***] [***] [***] that he would claim for 80% of his monthly bill . The attached Bill has a charge for a personal call at a cost of £5.94, which will make the total claim of £31.90 (80% of £45.82-£5.94) of | 32 |
| 3 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | O2 Mobile Phone Bill September2024. It was agreed [***] [***] [***] that Douglas could claim 80% of his monthly mobile phone bill | 68 |
| 3 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | O2 Mobile Phone Bill October2024. It was agreed [***] [***] [***] that Douglas could claim 80% of his monthly mobile phone bill £43.52 | 44 |
| 3 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | O2 Mobile Phone Bill November 2024. It was agreed [***] [***] [***] that Douglas could claim 80% of his monthly mobile phone bill 67.6 | 32 |
| 3 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | — | 1,170 |
| 24 Nov 2024 | Accommodation | the previous factoring bill was referred to [***] [***] [***] who confirmed that it could all be claimed under the IPSA scheme. [***][***][***] | 1,004 |
| 24 Nov 2024 | Accommodation | [***] [***] [***] claimed under the IPSA scheme. Case reference [***] | 274 |
| 7 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Banner December 2024 | 1,236 |
| 7 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Banner December 2024 | 573 |
| 7 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Banner December 2024 | 499 |
| 7 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Banner December 2024 | 243 |
| 7 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Banner December 2024 | 233 |
| 6 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Banner January 2025 | 150 |
| 5 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | — | 1,170 |
| 14 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | [***] - First Partial Month´s Rent - | 756 |
| 5 Oct 2024 | Accommodation | Landline & internet package | 181 |
| 25 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Banner October 2024 | 21 |
| 25 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Banner October 2024 | 20 |
| 25 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Banner October 2024 | 19 |
| 25 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Banner October 2024 | 14 |
| 25 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Banner October 2024 | 11 |
| 25 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Banner October 2024 | 8 |
| 25 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Banner October 2024 | 5 |
| 25 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Banner October 2024 | 4 |
| 25 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Banner October 2024 | 3 |
| 25 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Banner October 2024 | 2 |
| 25 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Banner October 2024 | 0 |
| 25 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Banner October 2024 | 0 |
| 3 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES | 1,440 |
| 3 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES | 600 |
| 2 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | recruitment costs for new staff member | 288 |
| 5 Jul 2024 | Accommodation | Council tax for constituency home 5/7/24-31/3/25 | 2,732 |
| 5 Jul 2024 | Accommodation | Service charge on constituency home 05/07/24-30/09/24 | 374 |
| 5 Jul 2024 | Accommodation | Landline & internet package | 181 |
| 5 Jul 2024 | Accommodation | Building Insurance on constituency home 05/07/24-30/09/24 | 139 |
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.