Member sinceApril 1992
Years in office34 years
StatusActive MP
Parliamentary ID40
Profile synced6 Jun 2026
MP Expenses (IPSA)
Total claims (stored)1,298
Total net amount (stored)£1,849,761.60
Latest financial year25_26
Latest expense import10 Mar 2026
Publication notes
Source: IPSA published claims. Detailed travel claim line-items and some sensitive categories are not published at claim level by IPSA.
Yearly totals
| Financial year | Claims | Total net amount |
|---|---|---|
| 25_26 | 11 | £2,204.01 |
| 24_25 | 49 | £262,046.92 |
| 23_24 | 64 | £265,221.70 |
| 22_23 | 93 | £249,681.32 |
| 21_22 | 79 | £225,737.11 |
| 20_21 | 101 | £211,535.44 |
| 19_20 | 72 | £170,599.50 |
| 18_19 | 174 | £163,575.11 |
| 17_18 | 112 | £150,883.17 |
| 16_17 | 102 | £148,277.32 |
Category totals (25_26)
| Category | Claims | Total net amount |
|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 11 | £2,204.01 |
Recent claims
| Date | Category | Description | Supplier | Status | Net amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2023 | Office Costs | Adobe creative cloud subscription May | — | Paid | £51.98 |
| 11 May 2023 | Accommodation | — | — | Paid | £1,950.00 |
| 6 May 2023 | Office Costs | Vodaphone - May | — | Paid | £88.17 |
| 1 May 2023 | Office Costs | Annual subscription to Caseeworker software | — | Paid | £690.00 |
| 28 Apr 2023 | Office Costs | Telegraph annual subscription | — | Paid | £329.00 |
| 25 Apr 2023 | Office Costs | Policy Research Unit (Conservative) | — | Paid | £3,188.00 |
| 17 Apr 2023 | Office Costs | Adobe creative cloud subscription April | — | Paid | £51.98 |
| 17 Apr 2023 | Office Costs | Employment fo Hive Support for urgent recruitment of cover [***][***][***] | — | Paid | £1,440.00 |
| 11 Apr 2023 | Office Costs | 2023 Economist Subscription | — | Paid | £208.00 |
| 11 Apr 2023 | Office Costs | Dec 2022 Times/S Times subscription | — | Paid | £26.00 |
| 11 Apr 2023 | Office Costs | Jan 2023 Times/S Times subscription | — | Paid | £26.00 |
| 11 Apr 2023 | Office Costs | Mar 2023 Times/S Times subscription | — | Paid | £26.00 |
| 11 Apr 2023 | Office Costs | Feb 2023 Times/S Times subscription | — | Paid | £26.00 |
| 10 Apr 2023 | Accommodation | — | — | Paid | £1,950.00 |
| 6 Apr 2023 | Office Costs | Vodaphone - April | — | Paid | £96.29 |
| 4 Apr 2023 | Office Costs | Belfast Telegraph April | — | Paid | £9.99 |
| 31 Mar 2023 | Staffing | Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2022-23 | — | Paid | £156.77 |
| 31 Mar 2023 | Staffing | Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2022-23 year | — | Paid | £208,785.25 |
| 31 Mar 2023 | Staff Travel | Aggregated figure for travel during 2022-23 | — | Paid | £82.24 |
| 31 Mar 2023 | Office Costs | Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2022-23 | — | Paid | £312.00 |