IPSA expenses cover the business costs of doing the job of an MP — staffing, office running costs, accommodation and travel — not personal salary. Full details on what counts as a claim are in the methodology.
Total claimed this year
£1,789
Total claimed — selected period (2017-18)
£866
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2017-18
Year-on-year trend
Alex Burghart expenses by financial year
These totals sum the IPSA records currently held on this site for each financial year. The newest period can change as IPSA publishes further data. Category names are retained exactly as IPSA published them.
| Financial year | Published total | Largest published category | Records held | Open year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | £3,771 | Office Costs (£3,771) | 23 | View claims |
| 2023-24 | £6,351 | Office Costs (£6,351) | 33 | View claims |
| 2022-23 | £6,027 | Staffing (£3,088) | 39 | View claims |
| 2021-22 | £7,396 | Office Costs (£4,372) | 37 | View claims |
| 2020-21 | £8,808 | Office Costs (£5,735) | 59 | View claims |
| 2019-20 | £9,138 | Office Costs (£6,005) | 42 | View claims |
| 2018-19 | £1,083 | Office Costs (£1,083) | 9 | View claims |
| 2017-18 | £866 | Office Costs (£866) | 5 | View claims |
A published total can differ from a simple count of visible individual claims because IPSA also publishes some annual totals and withholds some details for security or data protection. See the methodology.
Itemised claims
Download all claims (CSV)| Subcategory | Status | Description | Source | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £106 | 2025-26 | 17 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage | £103 | 2025-26 | 16 Feb 2026 | Paid | WWW.CELLHIRE.COM | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £738 | 2025-26 | 10 Feb 2026 | Paid | Caseworker software upgrade | View source |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage | £103 | 2025-26 | 13 Jan 2026 | Paid | WWW.CELLHIRE.COM | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £738 | 2025-26 | 5 Jan 2026 | Paid | Caseworker software renewal - 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage | £103 | 2025-26 | 10 Dec 2025 | Paid | WWW.CELLHIRE.COM | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £70 | 2025-26 | 24 Nov 2025 | Paid | Banner December 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage | £103 | 2025-26 | 12 Nov 2025 | Paid | WWW.CELLHIRE.COM | View source |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage | £103 | 2025-26 | 15 Oct 2025 | Paid | WWW.CELLHIRE.COM | View source |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage | £104 | 2025-26 | 1 Oct 2025 | Paid | WWW.CELLHIRE.COM | View source |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage | £103 | 2025-26 | 1 Oct 2025 | Paid | WWW.CELLHIRE.COM | View source |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage | £103 | 2025-26 | 1 Oct 2025 | Paid | WWW.CELLHIRE.COM | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £200 | 2025-26 | 9 Sept 2025 | Paid | Banner October 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £112 | 2025-26 | 29 Aug 2025 | Paid | XMA September 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £112 | 2025-26 | 29 Aug 2025 | Paid | XMA September 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £198 | 2025-26 | 29 Aug 2025 | Paid | XMA September 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £112 | 2025-26 | 29 Aug 2025 | Paid | XMA September 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £99 | 2025-26 | 29 Aug 2025 | Paid | XMA September 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £56 | 2025-26 | 10 Jul 2025 | Paid | Banner August 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage | £103 | 2025-26 | 24 Jun 2025 | Paid | WWW.CELLHIRE.COM | View source |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage | £100 | 2025-26 | 13 May 2025 | Paid | WWW.CELLHIRE.COM | View source |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage | £103 | 2025-26 | 13 May 2025 | Paid | WWW.CELLHIRE.COM | View source |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage | £100 | 2025-26 | 13 May 2025 | Paid | WWW.CELLHIRE.COM | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £26 | 2023-24 | 20 Mar 2024 | Paid | Banner March 2024 | View source |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage | £97 | 2023-24 | 16 Feb 2024 | Paid | WWW.CELLHIRE.COM | View source |
Similar claims by other MPs
Other MPs who claimed under “Const Office Tel. Usage/Rental” in 2017-18. Browse all Const Office Tel. Usage/Rental claims
| MP | Amount | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Burnham Labour (Co-op) | £2,788 | 2 May 2017 | Winding up office costs — Telephone network contract |
| Sir Jeremy Wright Conservative | £2,517 | 2 May 2017 | Payment Card May 2017 — BT PAY BY PHONE |
| Tonia Antoniazzi Labour | £1,198 | 12 Feb 2018 | Telephone and Internet — Telephone Internet |
| Gareth Snell Labour (Co-op) | £1,177 | 11 Mar 2018 | Utility Bill March 2018 — BT Telephone Bill |
| Layla Moran Liberal Democrat | £973 | 14 Mar 2018 | Office costs — Telephone and internet costs |
| Gareth Snell Labour (Co-op) | £948 | 11 Feb 2018 | Office Costs Feb 2018 (Phone) — Payment for constituency office phone bill |
| Ms Stella Creasy Labour (Co-op) | £909 | 14 Nov 2017 | BT Bill Nov 2017 — BT PAY BY PHONE |
| Ms Stella Creasy Labour (Co-op) | £811 | 21 Feb 2018 | BT Bill feb 2018, Newspapers — BT PAY BY PHONE |
| Ms Stella Creasy Labour (Co-op) | £759 | 23 Aug 2017 | July/august GPC 2017 — BT PAY BY PHONE |
| Gareth Snell Labour (Co-op) | £750 | 19 Oct 2017 | Office Costs — Second Part of Telephone Bill |
| Mike Kane Labour | £738 | 5 May 2017 | Payment card reconciliation — BT BILL PAYMENT 2 |
| Mary Creagh Labour | £708 | 6 Nov 2017 | Payment card Oct/Nov — BT BILL PAYMENT 2 |
Conservative average — 2017-18
£13,520
All-MP average — 2017-18
£15,530
Outside financial interests
Separate from IPSA expenses, MPs must publicly register outside earnings, donations and support, gifts, land and property, shareholdings and other interests. Search all MPs' interests. Data from the UK Parliament Register of Members' Financial Interests, shown by category exactly as published.
1. Employment and earnings
Speaking engagement - Primary Access & Research Limited
Registered 30 Sept 2025View sourceWriting reviews - The Spectator
Registered 1 Sept 2025View source
1.1. Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments
Payment received on 17 April 2026 - £1,000.00
£1,000Registered 29 Apr 2026View sourcePayment received on 26 September 2025 - £1,500.00
£1,500Registered 30 Sept 2025View sourcePayment received on 30 April 2025 - £200.00
£200Registered 1 Sept 2025View sourcePayment received on 31 July 2025 - £350.00
£350Registered 1 Sept 2025View sourcePayment received on 28 February 2025 - £200.00
£200Registered 1 Sept 2025View source
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Cliveden Literary Festival - £2,302.00
£2,302Registered 4 Nov 2025View source
4. Visits outside the UK
International visit to France between 15 January 2026 and 17 January 2026
£921Registered 11 Feb 2026View source
Alex Burghart expenses — common questions
- How much did Alex Burghart claim in expenses in 2017-18?
- Alex Burghart claimed £866 in IPSA business costs in 2017-18. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Alex Burghart claim for?
- In 2017-18, Alex Burghart's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£866). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Alex Burghart's expenses data come from?
- Figures are imported from IPSA (the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority) and the UK Parliament Members API. Every amount links to its original IPSA source record.
Figures are presented without ranking or interpretation. Read the methodology for details on data sourcing and publication lag.