The Westminster lensArchive · §04 IPSA expenses · £152,220 across 86 claims · FY 24_25
IPSA expenses — Bell.
Every IPSA claim category for Torsten Bell, plus the most-frequent cost types within each. Date range 2 Aug 2024 – 31 Mar 2025. Back to the MP page.
By category — total claimed.
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 1 | 126,867 | 83.3% |
| Accommodation | 17 | 11,140 | 7.3% |
| Office Costs | 60 | 6,332 | 4.2% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 5,014 | 3.3% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 2,493 | 1.6% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 375 | 0.2% |
| Total · 86 claims | 152,220 | 100% |
Top cost types within categories.
| Category | Cost type | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | Rent | 8 | 7,895 |
| Staffing | Pooled staffing services | 1 | 3,000 |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | 8 | 2,605 |
| Accommodation | Council tax | 1 | 2,510 |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | 2 | 1,555 |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | 44 | 1,154 |
| Office Costs | Advertising and contact cards | 1 | 403 |
| Accommodation | Utilities | 1 | 335 |
| Office Costs | Moving Fees | 1 | 300 |
| Accommodation | Hotel - UK Not London | 2 | 250 |
| Office Costs | Postage & couriers | 2 | 175 |
| Accommodation | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | 5 | 150 |
All individual claims — 78 of 86 this parliament.
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,105 |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Accommodation | — | 1,500 |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Other office equipment | 214 |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Accommodation | Internet | 30 |
| 22 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Other office equipment | 55 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 90 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 56 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 41 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 38 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 36 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 34 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 33 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 25 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 21 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 20 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 18 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 18 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 17 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 14 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 14 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 13 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 13 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 13 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 12 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 12 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 11 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 7 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 6 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 6 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 5 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 5 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 5 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 4 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 4 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 4 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 3 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 2 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 1 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 1 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Banner March 2025 | 1 |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Office furniture | 1,057 |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | LOW COST PRINTING [200011725-4469] | 403 |
| 2 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Other office equipment | 610 |
| 2 Mar 2025 | Office Costs | Other office equipment | 99 |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Office furniture | -902 |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Office Costs | Office furniture | 903 |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Accommodation | — | 1,500 |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Accommodation | Internet | 30 |
| 31 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Office furniture | 570 |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | CARTRIDGE SAVE | 354 |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Accommodation | — | 1,500 |
| 22 Jan 2025 | Accommodation | Internet | 30 |
| 18 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | — | 72 |
| 16 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Banner February 2025 | 25 |
| 16 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Banner February 2025 | 10 |
| 16 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Banner February 2025 | 10 |
| 16 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Banner February 2025 | 2 |
| 16 Jan 2025 | Office Costs | Banner February 2025 | 2 |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Accommodation | Electricity | 335 |
| 23 Dec 2024 | Accommodation | Internet | 30 |
| 20 Dec 2024 | Accommodation | HTTPS://WWW.SWANSEA.GO | 2,510 |
| 13 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | POST OFFICE COUNTER | 170 |
| 12 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | Mailing labels for constituency address printing | 20 |
| 4 Dec 2024 | Office Costs | SQSP [***] [200011799-84] | 68 |
| 28 Nov 2024 | Accommodation | — | 1,500 |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Accommodation | — | 1,500 |
| 25 Nov 2024 | Accommodation | Internet | 30 |
| 22 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | SP SHOP.PARLIAMENT.UK | 84 |
| 22 Nov 2024 | Office Costs | SP SHOP.PARLIAMENT.UK | 45 |
| 24 Oct 2024 | Accommodation | [***][***][***] | 1,190 |
| 5 Oct 2024 | Accommodation | Rent - initial payment to secure tenancy | 310 |
| 3 Oct 2024 | Staffing | Parliamentary Research Service (Labour) | 3,000 |
| 3 Oct 2024 | Accommodation | [***][***][***] | 136 |
| 1 Oct 2024 | Office Costs | Legal costs | 300 |
| 19 Sept 2024 | Office Costs | Recorded post to ombudsmen for constituent | 5 |
| 14 Sept 2024 | Accommodation | [***][***][***] | 114 |
| 2 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES [200011799-83] | 955 |
| 2 Aug 2024 | Office Costs | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES | 600 |
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.