MP Expenses
Blair McDougall
Current MP

Blair McDougallMP expenses

£2,557 IPSA expenses in 2026-27

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 (2026-27)

£2,557

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Spend by category — 2026-27

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.

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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 2026-27. Browse all Utilities claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Lillian Jones

Labour

£3,05219 May 2026Electricity — Lillian Jones - Yu Energy Utilities - 2000294348 [200013743-3]
Claire Hanna

Social Democratic & Labour Party

£1,96220 Apr 2026Dual Fuel — Quarterly Heat/Light/Rates
Douglas McAllister

Labour

£1,50023 Apr 2026Electricity — EDF UK CARD PAYMENTS
Carla Lockhart

Democratic Unionist Party

£1,45022 May 2026Other fuel — Heating oil for office
Jamie Stone

Liberal Democrat

£1,29611 Mar 2026Water — BUSINESS STREAM [200013613-7915] [200013609-364]
Sorcha Eastwood

Alliance

£1,2089 Mar 2026Electricity — GO POWER
Kim Johnson

Labour

£1,1831 Apr 2026Water — Water ratesf or London Accommodation for 2026.27
Kim Leadbeater

Labour

£1,0996 Mar 2026Dual Fuel — Q1 26 Utilities
Sarah Smith

Labour

£1,08826 May 2026Electricity — Eon Monthly Direct Debit to clear arrears
Sir Julian Lewis

Conservative

£1,0801 Apr 2026Water — WATER RATES — 1 April 2026/31 March 2027
Mrs Sharon Hodgson

Labour

£1,0386 Apr 2026Water — 2026 04 06 Thames water bill London accomm
Matt Western

Labour

£1,0383 Mar 2026Water — THAMES WATER [200013613-6928] [200013638-12]

Labour average — 2026-27

£2,879

All-MP average — 2026-27

£3,007

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 2026-27?
Blair McDougall claimed £2,557 in IPSA business costs in 2026-27. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Blair McDougall claim for?
In 2026-27, Blair McDougall's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£2,557). 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.