The Westminster lensArchive · §04 IPSA expenses · £223,662 across 53 claims · FY 24_25
IPSA expenses — Lam.
Every IPSA claim category for Katie Lam, plus the most-frequent cost types within each. Date range 16 Aug 2024 – 27 Mar 2025. Back to the MP page.
By category — total claimed.
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 6 | 176,745 | 79.0% |
| Office Costs | 29 | 30,373 | 13.6% |
| Accommodation | 5 | 14,580 | 6.5% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 1,247 | 0.6% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 716 | 0.3% |
| Total · 53 claims | 223,662 | 100% |
Top cost types within categories.
| Category | Cost type | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | Rent | 2 | 13,837 |
| Office Costs | Postage & couriers | 4 | 12,338 |
| Office Costs | Advertising and contact cards | 3 | 6,682 |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | 6 | 5,789 |
| Staffing | Pooled staffing services | 1 | 5,265 |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | 1 | 2,520 |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | 3 | 2,239 |
| Staffing | Training - staff | 5 | 2,130 |
| Accommodation | Council tax | 1 | 487 |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 6 | 323 |
| Office Costs | Recruitment Services &Costs | 2 | 244 |
| Accommodation | Utilities | 1 | 164 |
All individual claims — 40 of 53 this parliament.
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2025 | Accommodation | Rent on constituncy property | 8,308 |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | [200011793-131] | 145 |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | [200011793-132] | 69 |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Professional & consultancy | 30 |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | WWW.AMAZON. [***] [200011725-6224] | 15 |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Postage costs for Royal Mail to deliver transport survey | 8,789 |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | — | 30 |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | AMAZON [***] | 162 |
| 7 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Transport survey | 4,219 |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Staffing | ARCFORUM | 350 |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Royal Mail door to door booking | 2,349 |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Glossy paper from Ryman for certificates | 11 |
| 10 Jan 2025 | Staffing | HIVE SUPPORT LTD | 445 |
| 9 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | IM SUBS ILIFFE MEDIA | 27 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Staffing | HIVE SUPPORT LTD | 445 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Staffing | HIVE SUPPORT LTD | 445 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Professional & consultancy | 108 |
| 6 Jan 2025 | Staffing | HIVE SUPPORT LTD | 445 |
| 19 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Introductory letters to businesses and farmers | 5,978 |
| 4 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Advertising | 54 |
| 3 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Viking | 1,116 |
| 13 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | — | 34 |
| 11 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Surgery posters and contact cards | 350 |
| 7 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | Recruitment advertising | 191 |
| 30 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | VIKING | 1,080 |
| 24 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Other office equipment | 2,520 |
| 21 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Royal Mail 12 month Response Plus licence | 120 |
| 18 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Surgery posters and contact cards | 354 |
| 15 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | — | 15 |
| 9 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Landline | 72 |
| 8 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Office stationery supplies | 267 |
| 3 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Breathe HR 12 months | 199 |
| 19 Sept 2024 | Accommodation | Rent for constituency home | 5,528 |
| 19 Sept 2024 | Accommodation | Council tax for constituency home | 487 |
| 19 Sept 2024 | Accommodation | Dual Fuel | 164 |
| 19 Sept 2024 | Accommodation | Landline & internet package | 93 |
| 9 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Elected technologies | 1,440 |
| 9 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Elected technologies | 600 |
| 4 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | — | 30 |
| 16 Aug 2024 | Staffing | Policy Research Unit (Conservative) | 5,265 |
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.