Blake StephensonMP expenses
£18,887 IPSA expenses in 2025-26
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
£7,597
Total claimed — selected period (2025-26)
£18,887
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2025-26
Energy & utility comparison
This MP claimed £103 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.
This MP claimed £103 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.
This MP claimed £50 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.
This MP claimed £50 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.
This MP claimed £50 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.
This MP claimed £50 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.
This MP claimed £50 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.
This MP claimed £50 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.
This MP claimed £53 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.
This MP claimed £57 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.
Year-on-year trend
Blake Stephenson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | £5,047 | Office Costs (£2,937) | 14 | View claims |
| 2025-26 | £18,887 | Office Costs (£13,055) | 81 | View claims |
| 2024-25 | £9,647 | Travel and Subsistence (£9,647) | 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 | £600 | 2026-27 | 21 May 2026 | Paid | Paper Stock | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £126 | 2026-27 | 27 Apr 2026 | Paid | Internet — [***][***][***] | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £126 | 2026-27 | 27 Apr 2026 | Paid | Internet — [***][***][***] | View source |
| Accommodation | Utilities | £103 | 2026-27 | 20 Apr 2026 | Paid | Dual Fuel — Gas and Electricity | View source |
| Staffing | Bought-in services | £1,415 | 2025-26 | 16 Apr 2026 | Paid | Professional & consultancy — External HR [200013702-1] | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £233 | 2026-27 | 16 Apr 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Staffing | Bought-in services | £1,700 | 2026-27 | 16 Apr 2026 | Paid | Professional & consultancy — External HR [200013703-1] | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £66 | 2026-27 | 15 Apr 2026 | Paid | Office furniture — AMAZON [***] | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £465 | 2026-27 | 13 Apr 2026 | Paid | Stationery Printing | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £722 | 2026-27 | 1 Apr 2026 | Paid | POSTROOM-ONLINE LTD [200013636-132] | View source |
| Accommodation | Service charge & ground Rent | £125 | 2026-27 | 1 Apr 2026 | Paid | Management Fee | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £182 | 2026-27 | 1 Apr 2026 | Paid | Council Tax | View source |
| Accommodation | Utilities | £103 | 2025-26 | 19 Mar 2026 | Paid | Dual Fuel — Gas and electricity | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £73 | 2026-27 | 13 Mar 2026 | Paid | Shred It - March | View source |
| Accommodation | Service charge & ground Rent | £125 | 2025-26 | 1 Mar 2026 | Paid | Management Fee | View source |
| Office Costs | Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | £73 | 2025-26 | 26 Feb 2026 | Paid | Shred it - Feb | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £104 | 2025-26 | 22 Feb 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Accommodation | Utilities | £50 | 2025-26 | 19 Feb 2026 | Paid | Dual Fuel — Gas and Electricity | View source |
| Accommodation | Service charge & ground Rent | £125 | 2025-26 | 2 Feb 2026 | Paid | Management Service Charge | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £208 | 2025-26 | 30 Jan 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £126 | 2025-26 | 30 Jan 2026 | Paid | Internet — WREST PARK LTD | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £126 | 2025-26 | 30 Jan 2026 | Paid | Internet — WREST PARK LTD | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £126 | 2025-26 | 30 Jan 2026 | Paid | Internet — WREST PARK LTD | View source |
| Office Costs | Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | £73 | 2025-26 | 20 Jan 2026 | Paid | Shred-it January | View source |
| Office Costs | Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | £73 | 2025-26 | 20 Jan 2026 | Paid | Shred-it December | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Edwards Labour | £20,000 | 31 Mar 2026 | Professional & consultancy — Contract for services 2025-2026 [200013803-1] |
| Jessica Toale Labour | £12,000 | 31 Mar 2025 | Professional & consultancy — Consultancy services - town centre citizen panel delivery |
| Claire Hanna Social Democratic & Labour Party | £10,500 | 24 Mar 2026 | Professional & consultancy — Support with research for communications and messaging to constituents [200013634-213] |
| 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 |
| Tom Hayes Labour | £7,200 | 28 Apr 2026 | Professional & consultancy — External consultant brought in to design new work experience model for Bournemouth East, Strategic planning on coastal energy partnership, Grassroots Football stratergy & playground PIP investment [200013634-49] |
| 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 |
Conservative average — 2025-26
£20,327
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.
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
British Association for Shooting and Conservation - £440.00
£440Registered 15 Jan 2026View source
4. Visits outside the UK
International visit to Indonesia between 26 March 2026 and 04 April 2026
£3,161Registered 22 Apr 2026View sourceInternational visit to Brazil between 11 November 2025 and 18 November 2025
£3,340Registered 28 Nov 2025View source
6. Land and property (within or outside the UK)
Property in London
Registered 31 Jul 2024View source
8. Miscellaneous
Unpaid Director of Swallow Place Management Company Limited.
Registered 31 Jul 2024View sourceCentral Bedfordshire Councillor, (unpaid since 31 July 2024 and previously registered under Category 1)
Registered 31 Jul 2024View source
Blake Stephenson expenses — common questions
- How much did Blake Stephenson claim in expenses in 2025-26?
- Blake Stephenson claimed £18,887 in IPSA business costs in 2025-26. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Blake Stephenson claim for?
- In 2025-26, Blake Stephenson's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£13,055). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Blake Stephenson'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.