MP Expenses
Barry Gardiner
Current MP

Barry GardinerMP expenses

£38,071 IPSA expenses in 2021-22

Labour · Brent West

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

£1,820

Total claimed — selected period (2021-22)

£38,071

View full itemised claims below

Spend by category — 2021-22

Year-on-year trend

Barry Gardiner 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 Barry Gardiner, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2025-26£21,298Office Costs (£21,298)33View claims
2023-24£16,201Office Costs (£16,201)81View claims
2022-23£14,665Office Costs (£14,522)84View claims
2021-22£38,071Other Costs (£24,914)107View claims
2020-21£16,050Office Costs (£15,573)38View claims
2019-20£17,307Office Costs (£17,307)65View claims
2018-19£8,195Office Costs (£8,195)22View claims
2017-18£17,302Office Costs (£16,353)47View claims
2016-17£22,879Office Costs (£20,285)57View claims
2015-16£18,901Office Costs (£17,055)36View claims
2014-15£17,672Office Costs (£16,224)38View claims
2013-14£18,943Office Costs (£16,428)48View claims
2012-13£17,135Office Costs (£14,210)41View claims
2011-12£18,115Office Costs (£15,319)57View claims
2010-11£9,915Office Costs (£7,153)37View 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 CostsStationery & printing£4582025-2624 Mar 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4582025-2624 Mar 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4582025-2624 Mar 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£3722025-2624 Mar 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£742025-2612 Jan 2026PaidBanner February 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2292025-2619 Dec 2025PaidBanner February 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2292025-2619 Dec 2025PaidBanner January 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£3722025-2619 Dec 2025PaidBanner January 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2292025-2619 Dec 2025PaidBanner January 2026View source
Office CostsMobile telephone - equipment purchase£1,4992025-262 Dec 2025PaidNew iPhone 17 ProView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1,4762025-2630 Oct 2025PaidElected Technologies caseworker annual feeView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£2992025-268 Oct 2025PaidPrinter, photocopier & scanner — HP Smart Tank Printer for home officeView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£742025-268 Oct 2025PaidBanner November 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£3422025-263 Sept 2025PaidHP410A printer cartridgeView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£542025-2624 Aug 2025PaidOffice furniture — Lumbar support seat cushionView source
Office CostsBought-in services£3002025-2621 Aug 2025PaidComms & Media — Communications adviceView source
Office CostsBought-in services£1,9012025-2611 Aug 2025PaidComms & Media — Final invoice for media preparation and websiteView source
Office CostsBought-in services£3002025-2614 Jul 2025PaidComms & Media — Communications support and trainingView source
Office CostsBought-in services£1,8852025-267 Jul 2025PaidComms & Media — Website design and updatingView source
Office CostsBought-in services£2,0082025-2610 Jun 2025PaidComms & Media — Website updating and managementView source
Office CostsBought-in services£2,0082025-267 May 2025PaidComms & Media — Complete re-design and update of websiteView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£6862025-2610 Apr 2025PaidBanner May 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£562025-2610 Apr 2025PaidBanner May 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£5592025-2610 Apr 2025PaidBanner May 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£6862025-2610 Apr 2025PaidBanner May 2025View source
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Brendan O'Hara

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Pete Wishart

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Chris Law

Scottish National Party

£11,21126 May 2021Scottish National Party Research Team (SNP) — SNP Westminster Parliamentary Group
Dave Doogan

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£11,21126 May 2021Scottish National Party Research Team (SNP) — SNP Westminster Parliamentary Group
Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat

£5,62526 Jan 2022Parliamentary Support Team (Liberal Democrat) — Parliamentary Office Liberal Democrats
Mr Alistair Carmichael

Liberal Democrat

£5,62523 Jun 2021Parliamentary Support Team (Liberal Democrat) — Parliamentary Office Liberal Democrats
Jamie Stone

Liberal Democrat

£5,62523 Jun 2021Parliamentary Support Team (Liberal Democrat) — Parliamentary Office Liberal Democrats
Sarah Olney

Liberal Democrat

£5,62523 Jun 2021Parliamentary Support Team (Liberal Democrat) — Parliamentary Office Liberal Democrats
Daisy Cooper

Liberal Democrat

£5,62523 Jun 2021Parliamentary Support Team (Liberal Democrat) — Parliamentary Office Liberal Democrats
Layla Moran

Liberal Democrat

£5,62523 Jun 2021Parliamentary Support Team (Liberal Democrat) — Parliamentary Office Liberal Democrats
Christine Jardine

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£5,62523 Jun 2021Parliamentary Support Team (Liberal Democrat) — Parliamentary Office Liberal Democrats

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.

1. Employment and earnings

  • speaking and media appearances - MATV Channel

    Registered 1 Dec 2025View source

  • Speech on the future of the water industry to the Board of Directors - Castle Water Ltd

    Registered 24 Sept 2025View source

  • Speaking Events on web seminars - Asian Democracy Limited

    Registered 12 Jun 2025View source

  • Media appearances - GB News

    Registered 27 Mar 2025View source

1.1. Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments

  • Payment received on 24 July 2026 - £1,000.00

    £1,000
    Registered 31 Jul 2026View source

  • Payment received on 14 July 2026 - £1,050.00

    £1,050
    Registered 21 Jul 2026View source

  • Payment received on 29 June 2026 - £1,000.00

    £1,000
    Registered 6 Jul 2026View source

  • Payment received on 12 June 2026 - £1,200.00

    £1,200
    Registered 15 Jun 2026View source

  • Payment received on 18 May 2026 - £400.00

    £400
    Registered 29 May 2026View source

  • Payment received on 21 May 2026 - £1,000.00

    £1,000
    Registered 29 May 2026View source

  • Payment received on 18 April 2026 - £950.00

    £950
    Registered 11 May 2026View source

  • Payment received on 27 April 2026 - £1,000.00

    £1,000
    Registered 11 May 2026View source

  • Payment received on 16 March 2026 - £645.00

    £645
    Registered 31 Mar 2026View source

  • Payment received on 23 March 2026 - £1,000.00

    £1,000
    Registered 31 Mar 2026View source

  • Payment received on 13 February 2026 - £1,350.00

    £1,350
    Registered 5 Mar 2026View source

  • Payment received on 25 February 2026 - £1,000.00

    £1,000
    Registered 4 Mar 2026View source

  • Payment received on 16 January 2026 - £650.00

    £650
    Registered 27 Jan 2026View source

  • Payment received on 22 January 2026 - £1,000.00

    £1,000
    Registered 27 Jan 2026View source

  • Payment received on 15 December 2025 - £1,000.00

    £1,000
    Registered 6 Jan 2026View source

  • Payment received on 24 December 2025 - £1,000.00

    £1,000
    Registered 6 Jan 2026View source

  • Payment received on 27 November 2025 - £1,000.00

    £1,000
    Registered 1 Dec 2025View source

  • Payment received on 20 November 2025 - £3,000.00

    £3,000
    Registered 1 Dec 2025View source

  • Payment received on 14 November 2025 - £1,250.00

    £1,250
    Registered 1 Dec 2025View source

  • Payment received on 29 October 2025 - £1,000.00

    £1,000
    Registered 10 Nov 2025View source

  • Payment received on 30 September 2025 - £950.00

    £950
    Registered 17 Oct 2025View source

  • Payment received on 29 September 2025 - £1,000.00

    £1,000
    Registered 10 Oct 2025View source

  • Payment received on 12 September 2025 - £750.00

    £750
    Registered 24 Sept 2025View source

  • Payment received on 05 September 2025 - £3,500.00

    £3,500
    Registered 24 Sept 2025View source

  • Payment received on 15 August 2025 - £1,650.00

    £1,650
    Registered 4 Sept 2025View source

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

  • Environmental Justice Foundation - £668.69

    £669
    Registered 31 Jul 2026View source

4. Visits outside the UK

  • International visit to Seychelles between 27 May 2026 and 31 May 2026

    £1,757
    Registered 15 Jun 2026View source

  • International visit to Indonesia between 24 March 2026 and 10 April 2026

    £2,818
    Registered 17 Apr 2026View source

  • International visit to United States between 25 October 2025 and 05 November 2025

    £5,869
    Registered 18 Nov 2025View source

  • International visit to France between 09 June 2025 and 11 June 2025

    £1,526
    Registered 2 Jul 2025View source

8. Miscellaneous

  • A Member and Director of Together 2030, a company limited by guarantee. The company is a not for profit company and the position is entirely unpaid.

    Registered 2 Dec 2021View source

  • A Member and Director of Stop Fire and Rehire Ltd, a company limited by guarantee set up to manage financial support for my Private Members Bill campaign. The company is a not for profit company and the position is entirely unpaid.

    Registered 10 Sept 2021View source

  • Trustee of Climate Parliament, which aims to educate and inform legislators about climate change and policy options for promoting renewable energy. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 28 Feb 2019View source

  • Unremunerated director of GLOBE International AISBL, an international non-profit network devoted to legislative leadership on sustainable development and climate change.

    Registered 3 Feb 2016View source

9. Family members employed

Barry Gardiner expenses — common questions

How much did Barry Gardiner claim in expenses in 2021-22?
Barry Gardiner claimed £38,071 in IPSA business costs in 2021-22. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Barry Gardiner claim for?
In 2021-22, Barry Gardiner's largest published IPSA category was Other Costs (£24,914). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Barry Gardiner'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.