MP Expenses
Apsana Begum
Current MP

Apsana BegumMP expenses

£18,019 IPSA expenses in 2021-22

Labour · Poplar and Limehouse

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

£3,345

Total claimed — selected period (2021-22)

£18,019

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Spend by category — 2021-22

Year-on-year trend

Apsana Begum 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.

Published IPSA expenses for Apsana Begum, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2025-26£21,599Office Costs (£11,080)37View claims
2024-25£733Travel and Subsistence (£733)2View claims
2023-24£35,138Office Costs (£34,787)95View claims
2022-23£19,588Office Costs (£12,589)60View claims
2021-22£18,019Office Costs (£18,019)38View claims
2020-21£25,391Office Costs (£25,391)52View claims
2019-20£825Office Costs (£825)35View 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

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SubcategoryStatusDescriptionSource
Office CostsMaintenance, Redecorations & Repairs£802025-2610 Mar 2026PaidConstitiency office - required moving and re-fitting of the wall whiteboard and coat rackView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4542025-264 Feb 2026PaidJUPITER ASSOCIATES LTDView source
StaffingBought-in services£2,0002025-2631 Jan 2026PaidProfessional & consultancy — Professional servicesView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£7382025-2627 Jan 2026PaidELECTED TECHNOLOGIESView source
StaffingBought-in services£732025-266 Jan 2026PaidProfessional & consultancy — AMELORE LIMITEDView source
Office CostsBought-in services£1,8452025-2630 Nov 2025PaidAdministrative services — Independent external support servicesView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£672025-2630 Nov 2025PaidBUFFER PLANView source
Office CostsInsurance - contents£2002025-2625 Nov 2025PaidHOWDEN UK BROKERS LIMIView source
Office CostsPostage & couriers£672025-2613 Nov 2025PaidSQ PEDAL MEView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2042025-2611 Nov 2025PaidXMA December 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2042025-2611 Nov 2025PaidXMA December 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£3322025-2611 Nov 2025PaidXMA December 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2042025-2611 Nov 2025PaidXMA December 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1542025-265 Nov 2025PaidBanner December 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1022025-265 Nov 2025PaidBanner December 2025View source
StaffingRecruitment Services &Costs£1,8002025-264 Nov 2025PaidRecruitment of temporary staff - agency feeView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£682025-2631 Oct 2025PaidBUFFER PLANView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1662025-2621 Oct 2025PaidXMA November 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2042025-2621 Oct 2025PaidXMA November 2025View source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£662025-2630 Sept 2025PaidBUFFER PLANView source
StaffingRecruitment Services &Costs£9002025-2618 Sept 2025PaidHIVE SUPPORT LTDView source
Office CostsPostage & couriers£512025-2612 Sept 2025PaidSQ PEDAL MEView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£662025-2631 Aug 2025PaidBUFFER PLANView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£672025-2631 Jul 2025PaidBUFFER PLANView source
Office CostsRecruitment Services &Costs£2,4842025-2629 Jul 2025PaidRecruitmentView source
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Similar claims by other MPs

Other MPs who claimed under “Bought-in services” in 2021-22. Browse all Bought-in services claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Steve Barclay

Conservative

£15,48016 Mar 2022Professional & consultancy — Non-political constituency focused research,communications and other services to support parliamenta
Steve Barclay

Conservative

£15,4801 Nov 2021Professional & consultancy — Non-political constituency focused research,communications and other services to support parliamentary duties
Shabana Mahmood

Labour

£10,50019 Jul 2021Professional & consultancy — Cathod Du - Speech writing, briefing, media, parliamentary
Ian Byrne

Labour

£6,25017 Aug 2021Professional & consultancy — Access to justice legal casework for constituents
Chris Elmore

Labour

£6,00028 Oct 2021Professional & consultancy — Consultancy work to support Parliamentary work
Sarah Jones

Labour

£6,00030 Mar 2021Professional & consultancy — Digital support staff (48 days)
Valerie Vaz

Labour

£5,44810 Mar 2022Professional & consultancy — Research
John McDonnell

Labour

£5,00017 Dec 2021Professional & consultancy — pooled research and writing services
Richard Burgon

Labour

£5,0004 May 2021Office services — YEARLY SUBSCRIPTOIN TO SPRG POOLED RESEARCH
Rachel Hopkins

Labour

£5,00027 Apr 2021Professional & consultancy — POOLED RESEARCH SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION
Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Labour

£5,0007 Apr 2021Professional & consultancy — SPRG Research subscription
Peter Dowd

Labour

£4,95022 Mar 2022Professional & consultancy — Parliamentary based research and professional support

Labour average — 2021-22

£31,761

All-MP average — 2021-22

£30,859

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 Sri Lanka between 24 May 2025 and 02 June 2025

    £1,945
    Registered 19 Jun 2025View source

7. Shareholdings

  • Shares in Apsana Begum Ltd

    Registered 27 Feb 2023View source

8. Miscellaneous

  • Unpaid Director of Apsana Begum Ltd.

    Registered 27 Feb 2023View source

Apsana Begum expenses — common questions

How much did Apsana Begum claim in expenses in 2021-22?
Apsana Begum claimed £18,019 in IPSA business costs in 2021-22. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Apsana Begum claim for?
In 2021-22, Apsana Begum's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£18,019). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Apsana Begum'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.