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 (2022-23)
£6,027
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2022-23
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 “Pooled staffing services” in 2022-23. Browse all Pooled staffing services claims
| MP | Amount | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Law Scottish National Party | £11,547 | 25 May 2022 | Scottish National Party Research Team (SNP) — SNP Westminster Parliamentary Group |
| Brendan O'Hara Scottish National Party | £11,547 | 9 May 2022 | Scottish National Party Research Team (SNP) — SNP Westminster Parliamentary Group |
| Pete Wishart Scottish National Party | £11,547 | 5 Apr 2022 | Scottish National Party Research Team (SNP) — SNP Westminster Parliamentary Group |
| Kirsty Blackman Scottish National Party | £11,547 | 5 Apr 2022 | Scottish National Party Research Team (SNP) — SNP Westminster Parliamentary Group |
| Dave Doogan Scottish National Party | £11,547 | 5 Apr 2022 | Scottish National Party Research Team (SNP) — SNP Westminster Parliamentary Group |
| Wendy Chamberlain Liberal Democrat | £5,795 | 7 Feb 2023 | Parliamentary Support Team (Liberal Democrat) — Parliamentary Office Liberal Democrats |
| Christine Jardine Liberal Democrat | £5,795 | 7 Feb 2023 | Parliamentary Support Team (Liberal Democrat) — Parliamentary Office Liberal Democrats |
| Layla Moran Liberal Democrat | £5,795 | 20 Jun 2022 | Parliamentary Support Team (Liberal Democrat) — Parliamentary Support Team |
| Mr Alistair Carmichael Liberal Democrat | £5,795 | 20 Jun 2022 | Parliamentary Support Team (Liberal Democrat) — Parliamentary Support Team |
| Tim Farron Liberal Democrat | £5,795 | 20 Jun 2022 | Parliamentary Support Team (Liberal Democrat) — Parliamentary Support Team |
| Wera Hobhouse Liberal Democrat | £5,795 | 20 Jun 2022 | Parliamentary Support Team (Liberal Democrat) — Parliamentary Support Team |
| Jamie Stone Liberal Democrat | £5,795 | 20 Jun 2022 | Parliamentary Support Team (Liberal Democrat) — Parliamentary Support Team |
Conservative average — 2022-23
£41,620
All-MP average — 2022-23
£47,293
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 2022-23?
- Alex Burghart claimed £6,027 in IPSA business costs in 2022-23. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Alex Burghart claim for?
- In 2022-23, Alex Burghart's largest published IPSA category was Staffing (£3,088). 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.