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
£5,168
Total claimed — selected period (2025-26)
£23,604
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2025-26
Energy & utility comparison
This MP claimed £598 for Utilities in 2025-26.
Note: MP expenses may cover multiple properties (e.g. constituency home and Westminster accommodation) and may include office or staff-related costs depending on IPSA's categorisation. Figures are shown as published by IPSA without interpretation.
This MP claimed £170 for Utilities in 2025-26.
Note: MP expenses may cover multiple properties (e.g. constituency home and Westminster accommodation) and may include office or staff-related costs depending on IPSA's categorisation. Figures are shown as published by IPSA without interpretation.
This MP claimed £254 for Utilities in 2025-26.
Note: MP expenses may cover multiple properties (e.g. constituency home and Westminster accommodation) and may include office or staff-related costs depending on IPSA's categorisation. Figures are shown as published by IPSA without interpretation.
This MP claimed £59 for Utilities in 2025-26.
Note: MP expenses may cover multiple properties (e.g. constituency home and Westminster accommodation) and may include office or staff-related costs depending on IPSA's categorisation. Figures are shown as published by IPSA without interpretation.
This MP claimed £159 for Utilities in 2025-26.
Note: MP expenses may cover multiple properties (e.g. constituency home and Westminster accommodation) and may include office or staff-related costs depending on IPSA's categorisation. Figures are shown as published by IPSA without interpretation.
This MP claimed £66 for Utilities in 2025-26.
Note: MP expenses may cover multiple properties (e.g. constituency home and Westminster accommodation) and may include office or staff-related costs depending on IPSA's categorisation. Figures are shown as published by IPSA without interpretation.
This MP claimed £71 for Utilities in 2025-26.
Note: MP expenses may cover multiple properties (e.g. constituency home and Westminster accommodation) and may include office or staff-related costs depending on IPSA's categorisation. Figures are shown as published by IPSA without interpretation.
This MP claimed £77 for Utilities in 2025-26.
Note: MP expenses may cover multiple properties (e.g. constituency home and Westminster accommodation) and may include office or staff-related costs depending on IPSA's categorisation. Figures are shown as published by IPSA without interpretation.
This MP claimed £71 for Utilities in 2025-26.
Note: MP expenses may cover multiple properties (e.g. constituency home and Westminster accommodation) and may include office or staff-related costs depending on IPSA's categorisation. Figures are shown as published by IPSA without interpretation.
This MP claimed £78 for Utilities in 2025-26.
Note: MP expenses may cover multiple properties (e.g. constituency home and Westminster accommodation) and may include office or staff-related costs depending on IPSA's categorisation. Figures are shown as published by IPSA without interpretation.
This MP claimed £115 for Utilities in 2025-26.
Note: MP expenses may cover multiple properties (e.g. constituency home and Westminster accommodation) and may include office or staff-related costs depending on IPSA's categorisation. Figures are shown as published by IPSA without interpretation.
Year-on-year trend
Alistair Strathern 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 | £23,604 | Office Costs (£22,240) | 63 | View claims |
| 2024-25 | £9,975 | Travel and Subsistence (£9,633) | 4 | View claims |
| 2023-24 | £22,695 | Office Costs (£19,497) | 80 | 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 | Advertising and contact cards | £278 | 2025-26 | 10 Mar 2026 | Paid | Surgery advert - Comet | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £204 | 2025-26 | 9 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £204 | 2025-26 | 9 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £204 | 2025-26 | 9 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £204 | 2025-26 | 9 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £204 | 2025-26 | 9 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £204 | 2025-26 | 9 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £166 | 2025-26 | 5 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £208 | 2025-26 | 4 Mar 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | £135 | 2025-26 | 26 Feb 2026 | Paid | Sanitary bin collection | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase | £138 | 2025-26 | 25 Feb 2026 | Paid | Landline — VOIPFONE | View source |
| Miscellaneous | Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | £1,364 | 2025-26 | 24 Feb 2026 | Paid | HVAC Repair | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £166 | 2025-26 | 21 Feb 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £138 | 2025-26 | 15 Feb 2026 | Paid | Other office equipment — AMZNMKTPLACE [***] | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £774 | 2025-26 | 8 Feb 2026 | Paid | ADOBE ADOBE | View source |
| Office Costs | Utilities | £598 | 2025-26 | 3 Feb 2026 | Paid | Electricity — OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD | View source |
| Office Costs | Utilities | £170 | 2025-26 | 16 Jan 2026 | Paid | Electricity — OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £120 | 2025-26 | 8 Jan 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Subletting | -£375 | 2025-26 | 6 Jan 2026 | Repaid | Sublet Rent — Sublet 25th December 2025 - 24th March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - hire | £66 | 2025-26 | 6 Jan 2026 | Paid | Other office equipment — Cleaning supplies for office | View source |
| Office Costs | Advertising and contact cards | £860 | 2025-26 | 8 Dec 2025 | Paid | Office signage | View source |
| Office Costs | Utilities | £254 | 2025-26 | 8 Dec 2025 | Paid | Electricity — OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £70 | 2025-26 | 14 Nov 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | £2,034 | 2025-26 | 12 Nov 2025 | Paid | Outside refurbishment of office | View source |
| Office Costs | Utilities | £59 | 2025-26 | 11 Nov 2025 | Paid | Water — CASTLE WATER | View source |
Similar claims by other MPs
Other MPs who claimed under “Advertising and contact cards” in 2025-26. Browse all Advertising and contact cards claims
| MP | Amount | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Grady Labour | £13,117 | 12 Feb 2026 | 12/02 Roderick Urquhart/ Treehouse for printing and delivery of MP Annual Report to constituents |
| Dr Ellie Chowns Green Party | £11,639 | 20 Jun 2025 | Printing of newsletter, plus covering letter, envelopes, fulfilment |
| Frank McNally Labour | £9,974 | 24 Dec 2025 | Parliamentary Annual Report |
| James Asser Labour | £7,510 | 29 Jul 2025 | JOGPOST |
| Sarah Edwards Labour | £6,799 | 25 Mar 2026 | Leaflet |
| Sir Gavin Williamson Conservative | £6,400 | 5 Mar 2026 | Constituency Wide Newsletter |
| Sarah Sackman Labour | £6,079 | 2 Sept 2025 | LETTERBOX |
| Mark Garnier Conservative | £5,686 | 28 Jan 2026 | Annual feedback newsletter and delivery |
| Andrew Bowie Conservative | £5,563 | 2 Feb 2026 | Annual Report Leaflet |
| Kevin Hollinrake Conservative | £5,538 | 8 Jan 2026 | Justin Tomlinson Ltd - Newsletter |
| Laura Trott Conservative | £5,497 | 15 Sept 2025 | Letterbox - paid by [***] |
| David Reed Conservative | £5,405 | 21 Nov 2025 | Annual report printing and distribution |
Labour average — 2025-26
£18,102
All-MP average — 2025-26
£18,166
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.
4. Visits outside the UK
International visit to Brazil between 26 May 2026 and 01 June 2026
£2,767Registered 16 Jun 2026View source
8. Miscellaneous
I hold share options in OakNorth Holdings Limited that are below the threshold for registration.
Registered 17 Nov 2023View source
Alistair Strathern expenses — common questions
- How much did Alistair Strathern claim in expenses in 2025-26?
- Alistair Strathern claimed £23,604 in IPSA business costs in 2025-26. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Alistair Strathern claim for?
- In 2025-26, Alistair Strathern's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£22,240). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Alistair Strathern'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.