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
£602
Total claimed — selected period (2025-26)
£6,722
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2025-26
Year-on-year trend
Baggy Shanker 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 | £6,722 | Office Costs (£3,665) | 18 | View claims |
| 2024-25 | £16,780 | Travel and Subsistence (£16,780) | 2 | 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 | £158 | 2025-26 | 18 Feb 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £87 | 2025-26 | 11 Feb 2026 | Paid | CARTRIDGE SAVE | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £64 | 2025-26 | 4 Feb 2026 | Paid | Landline — FIDELITY GROUP LTD | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £228 | 2025-26 | 5 Jan 2026 | Paid | Landline — FIDELITY GROUP LTD | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £64 | 2025-26 | 5 Jan 2026 | Paid | Landline — FIDELITY GROUP LTD | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £130 | 2025-26 | 21 Nov 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £150 | 2025-26 | 10 Nov 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Miscellaneous | Bought-in services | £932 | 2025-26 | 14 Oct 2025 | Paid | Administrative services — Bought in-services | View source |
| Miscellaneous | Bought-in services | £1,664 | 2025-26 | 10 Oct 2025 | Paid | Administrative services — Staffing costs | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £150 | 2025-26 | 9 Oct 2025 | Paid | Banner November 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £120 | 2025-26 | 15 Sept 2025 | Paid | Pull-up banner for advertising surgeries etc | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £166 | 2025-26 | 18 Aug 2025 | Paid | XMA September 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £332 | 2025-26 | 1 Jul 2025 | Paid | XMA August 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £1,476 | 2025-26 | 17 Jun 2025 | Paid | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES | View source |
| Office Costs | Newspapers, journals, magazines | £96 | 2025-26 | 14 Jun 2025 | Paid | Newspapers | View source |
| Office Costs | Newspapers, journals, magazines | £54 | 2025-26 | 31 May 2025 | Paid | Newspapers | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £461 | 2025-26 | 11 Nov 2024 | Paid | Council tax bill for London property for period 24-25 | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £389 | 2025-26 | 18 Oct 2024 | Paid | Landline — FIDELITY GROUP LTD [200011805-238] | View source |
| Travel and Subsistence | — | £8,390 | 2024-25 | — | Paid | Annual total, as published by IPSA. | View source |
| Travel and Subsistence | — | £8,390 | 2024-25 | — | Paid | Uncapped annual total, as published by IPSA. | View source |
Similar claims by other MPs
Other MPs who claimed under “Bought-in services” in 2025-26. Browse all Bought-in services claims
| MP | Amount | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Toale Labour | £12,000 | 31 Mar 2025 | Professional & consultancy — Consultancy services - town centre citizen panel delivery |
| Louise Haigh Labour | £9,600 | 26 Mar 2026 | Professional & consultancy — Exit payment for early exit of the lease [200013271-1] |
| Jerome Mayhew Conservative | £9,250 | 23 Mar 2026 | Comms & Media — IPSA-approved constituency surveys |
| Colum Eastwood Social Democratic & Labour Party | £9,100 | 16 Oct 2025 | Professional & consultancy — Consultancy and advice relating to MP’s Parliamentary roles and work: including media monitoring, preparation for interviews, assistance with Parliamentary speeches, questions and interventions, online meetings and telephone calls. |
| Colum Eastwood Social Democratic & Labour Party | £9,100 | 18 Jul 2025 | Professional & consultancy — Consultancy and advice relating to Parliamentary roles and work: including media monitoring, preparation for interviews, assistance with Parliamentary speeches, questions and interventions, online meetings and telephone calls. |
| Colum Eastwood Social Democratic & Labour Party | £9,100 | 30 Apr 2025 | Professional & consultancy — Consultancy and advice relating to my Parliamentary roles and work: including media monitoring, preparation for interviews, assistance with Parliamentary speeches, questions and interventions, online meetings and telephone calls. |
| Patrick Hurley Labour | £8,000 | 18 Feb 2026 | Professional & consultancy — Research and Facilitation of Southport Music Industry |
| Margaret Mullane Labour | £6,956 | 24 Jun 2025 | Professional & consultancy — EDWARDSDUTHIESHAMASH.C |
| Dame Meg Hillier Labour (Co-op) | £6,900 | 14 Mar 2026 | Professional & consultancy — MP invoice |
| Jonathan Hinder Labour | £6,660 | 24 Jul 2025 | Professional & consultancy — LEGL HARRISON DRURY |
| Patrick Spencer Conservative | £6,600 | 19 Dec 2025 | Comms & Media — Filming, Video for December 2025 |
| Dr Roz Savage Liberal Democrat | £6,000 | 17 Dec 2025 | Professional & consultancy — bought-in-service claim Flooding Invoice Number [***] Digital Citizen |
Labour (Co-op) average — 2025-26
£17,908
All-MP average — 2025-26
£18,166
Grants and donations
Donations, sponsorships and loans registered in support of this MP's parliamentary activities — Category 2 of the Register of Members' Financial Interests, distinct from the IPSA expenses above.
Total registered
£5,000
BJD (GB) Ltd - £5,000.00
£5,000Registered 22 Aug 2025View source
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.
2. Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP
BJD (GB) Ltd - £5,000.00
£5,000Registered 22 Aug 2025View source
6. Land and property (within or outside the UK)
Property in Derby
Registered 2 Aug 2024View source
7. Shareholdings
Shares in Rolls Royce Plc
Registered 2 Aug 2024View source
8. Miscellaneous
Derby City Councillor, (unpaid since 25 October 2024 and previously registered under Category 1).
Registered 2 Aug 2024View source
Baggy Shanker expenses — common questions
- How much did Baggy Shanker claim in expenses in 2025-26?
- Baggy Shanker claimed £6,722 in IPSA business costs in 2025-26. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Baggy Shanker claim for?
- In 2025-26, Baggy Shanker's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£3,665). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Baggy Shanker'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.