MP Expenses
Blair McDougall
Current MP

Blair McDougallMP expenses

£10,566 IPSA expenses in 2025-26

Labour · East Renfrewshire

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

£5,628

Total claimed — selected period (2025-26)

£10,566

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Spend by category — 2025-26

Energy & utility comparison

This MP claimed £242 for Utilities in 2026-27.

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.

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This MP claimed £1,581 for Utilities in 2026-27.

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.

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This MP claimed £910 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.

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This MP claimed £81 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.

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This MP claimed £81 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.

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This MP claimed £327 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.

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This MP claimed £1,683 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.

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This MP claimed £350 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.

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This MP claimed £267 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.

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This MP claimed £183 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.

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Year-on-year trend

Blair McDougall 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 Blair McDougall, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2026-27£2,557Office Costs (£2,557)8View claims
2025-26£10,566Office Costs (£9,549)49View claims
2024-25£38,809Travel and Subsistence (£37,689)4View 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 CostsUtilities£2422026-2723 Apr 2026PaidWater — Water for constituency officeView source
Office CostsSubletting-£1552025-2617 Apr 2026RepaidSublet Rent — Office sublet MarchView source
Office CostsSubletting-£752026-2717 Apr 2026RepaidSublet Rent — Office sublet May (1st-15th)View source
Office CostsSubletting-£1502026-2717 Apr 2026RepaidSublet Rent — Office sublet AprilView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£1002026-2717 Apr 2026PaidOther office equipment — argos - hoover for officeView source
Office CostsUtilities£1,5812026-2714 Apr 2026PaidDual Fuel — Gas & ElectricityView source
Office CostsPostage & couriers£3052026-2731 Mar 2026PaidstampsView source
Office CostsPostage & couriers£4352026-2731 Mar 2026PaidstampsView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£1202026-2731 Mar 2026PaidOther office equipment — mics for recording videosView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£732025-2624 Mar 2026PaidInternet — BT BUSINESS BILL [200013613-6674]View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£592025-2621 Mar 2026PaidLandline — GRADWELL COMMS VIA PAR [200013613-13126]View source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1002025-2616 Mar 2026PaidCANVA [***] [200013613-7247]View source
Office CostsInsurance - contents£1722025-262 Mar 2026PaidHOWDENS [200013613-15152]View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£592025-2620 Feb 2026PaidLandline — GRADWELL COMMS VIA PARView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£772025-2619 Feb 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£572025-2619 Feb 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2022025-2619 Feb 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1082025-2619 Feb 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£522025-2619 Feb 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£5562025-2619 Feb 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£582025-2619 Feb 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£732025-2617 Feb 2026PaidLandline — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£2632025-2615 Feb 2026PaidADOBE PREMIERE PRO [200013624-2070]View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£732025-2610 Feb 2026PaidInternet — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsUtilities£9102025-266 Feb 2026PaidDual Fuel — OCTOPUS ENERGY LTDView source
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Similar claims by other MPs

Other MPs who claimed under “Utilities” in 2025-26. Browse all Utilities claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Lillian Jones

Labour

£20,38519 May 2026Electricity — Lillian Jones - Yu Energy Utilities - 2000294348 [200013742-0]
Steff Aquarone

Liberal Democrat

£5,09913 May 2025Electricity — Eon electricity
Janet Daby

Labour

£4,54430 Mar 2026Electricity — SMARTESTENERGY BUSINES [200013613-2133]
Mr Jonathan Brash

Labour

£3,1361 Oct 2025Dual Fuel — Gas and Electricity Bill Paid Aug 24 to Oct 25 (See Add Info)
Heidi Alexander

Labour

£3,01919 Dec 2025Electricity — Constituency office utility bill
Chris Coghlan

Liberal Democrat

£3,01826 Jun 2025Electricity — EDF 20 November 2024 - 31 May 2025
Naushabah Khan

Labour

£2,73520 May 2025Electricity — Electricity bill npower March - May [200012681-1]
Dan Aldridge

Labour

£2,44011 Jul 2025Dual Fuel — BRITISH GAS
Phil Brickell

Labour

£2,43711 Mar 2026Electricity — Octopus Energy Bill 2024-2026
Shockat Adam

Independent

£2,4017 May 2026Electricity — London Accommodation Electricity 2025-04-01to 2026-03-31 [200013732-2]
Lilian Greenwood

Labour

£2,3642 Jul 2025Electricity — Annual utilities for constituency office [200013635-162]
Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat

£2,2441 Apr 2026Dual Fuel — Gas and electricity from 1/4/25 to 31/3/26 (£3740.71 @ 60%) [200013614-140]

Labour average — 2025-26

£20,499

All-MP average — 2025-26

£20,191

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.

8. Miscellaneous

  • Membership of Advisory Board to Standing Group on Atrocity Crimes

    Registered 16 Jun 2025View source

  • Member of board of the Labour Campaign for Human Rights. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 7 Jun 2025View source

  • Appointment as a patron of Hong Kong Watch.

    Registered 14 Mar 2025View source

  • Member of Eastwood Scouts District Council. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 5 Feb 2025View source

  • Member of the Executive Committee of the British Group of the Interparliamentary Union. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 5 Feb 2025View source

  • Chair of Stop Uyghur Genocide Charity. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 31 Jul 2024View source

  • Unpaid Director of Uyghur Campaign Ltd.

    Registered 31 Jul 2024View source

Blair McDougall expenses — common questions

How much did Blair McDougall claim in expenses in 2025-26?
Blair McDougall claimed £10,566 in IPSA business costs in 2025-26. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Blair McDougall claim for?
In 2025-26, Blair McDougall's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£9,549). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Blair McDougall'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.