MP Expenses
Brendan O'Hara
Current MP

Brendan O'HaraMP expenses

£58,606 IPSA expenses in 2018-19

Scottish National Party · Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

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

£6,155

Total claimed — selected period (2018-19)

£58,606

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Spend by category — 2018-19

Energy & utility comparison

This MP claimed £195 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £65 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £169 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £30 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £40 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £93 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £50 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £34 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £89 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £35 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £93 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £37 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £79 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £35 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £77 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £75 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £21 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £74 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £41 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £253 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £77 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £77 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £32 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £48 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £33 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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Year-on-year trend

Brendan O'Hara 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 Brendan O'Hara, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2026-27£2,687Office Costs (£2,585)8View claims
2025-26£17,419Office Costs (£16,169)81View claims
2024-25£114,354Travel and Subsistence (£111,957)4View claims
2023-24£106,592Travel and Subsistence (£42,503)186View claims
2022-23£101,238Travel and Subsistence (£43,441)150View claims
2021-22£50,477Travel and Subsistence (£25,542)117View claims
2020-21£56,470Office Costs (£19,285)157View claims
2019-20£87,458Travel and Subsistence (£28,056)183View claims
2018-19£58,606Travel and Subsistence (£44,580)39View claims
2017-18£34,758Travel and Subsistence (£25,610)47View claims
2016-17£50,733Travel and Subsistence (£41,849)48View claims
2015-16£48,331Travel and Subsistence (£38,443)23View 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.

SubcategoryStatusDescriptionSource
Office CostsBought-in services£1922026-2730 Apr 2026PaidAdministrative services — RB STEEL STORAGEView source
Office CostsWebsite hosting and design£7132026-2727 Apr 2026Paidwww.brendanoharamp.scot - annual hosting and maintenanceView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1002026-2719 Apr 2026PaidADOBEView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1362026-2715 Apr 2026PaidLandline — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
AccommodationCouncil tax£1022026-277 Apr 2026PaidWANDSWORTH COUNCILView source
Office CostsMobile telephone - contract & usage£3962026-277 Apr 2026PaidEE LTDView source
Office CostsBought-in services£1922025-2631 Mar 2026PaidAdministrative services — RB STEEL STORAGE [200013613-9198]View source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£632025-2623 Mar 2026PaidOffice furniture — AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200013613-11723]View source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1002025-2619 Mar 2026PaidADOBE [200013613-11245]View source
Office CostsAdvertising and contact cards£3342025-2618 Mar 2026PaidSPORTING MEDALS [200013613-4013]View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£592025-2616 Mar 2026PaidAMAZON [***] [200013613-12186]View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1272025-269 Mar 2026PaidLandline — BT BUSINESS BILL [200013613-11655]View source
Office CostsMobile telephone - contract & usage£9092025-269 Mar 2026PaidEE LTD [200013613-11656]View source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1832026-271 Mar 2026PaidCANVA [***] [200013609-189]View source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£2002025-261 Mar 2026PaidCANVA [***]View source
Office CostsBought-in services£1922025-2628 Feb 2026PaidAdministrative services — RB STEEL STORAGEView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1002025-2619 Feb 2026PaidADOBEView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1272025-269 Feb 2026PaidLandline — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsMobile telephone - contract & usage£3982025-269 Feb 2026PaidEE LTDView source
Office CostsBought-in services£1922025-261 Feb 2026PaidAdministrative services — R.B. STEELView source
Office CostsBought-in services£1922025-2631 Jan 2026PaidAdministrative services — RB STEEL STORAGEView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1002025-2619 Jan 2026PaidADOBEView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2042025-2615 Jan 2026PaidXMA February 2026View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1272025-269 Jan 2026PaidLandline — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
AccommodationCouncil tax£992025-266 Jan 2026PaidWANDSWORTH COUNCILView source
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Similar claims by other MPs

Other MPs who claimed under “Pooled Services” in 2018-19. Browse all Pooled Services claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Gill Furniss

Labour

£7,79218 Feb 2019Staffing Claim — HR Consultancy
Andy McDonald

Labour

£4,80023 May 2018PRS Fee — Annual Fee for Parliamentary Research Service
Emma Reynolds

Labour

£4,8009 May 2018Parliamentary Research Service — Parliamentary Research Subscription
Jesse Norman

Conservative

£3,9944 May 2018Staffing Costs (April 2018) — Annual subscription pooled research services
Ian Murray

Labour

£3,78212 Oct 2018POOLED RESOURCES — [***] pooled media services as per invoice
Luke Pollard

Labour (Co-op)

£3,60028 Mar 2019PRS
Sir Nicholas Dakin

Labour

£3,60012 Mar 2019Pooled research services — Parliamentary Research Service Annual Fee
Peter Dowd

Labour

£3,60012 Mar 2019PRS Subscription — PRS Subcription
John Healey

Labour

£3,60025 Feb 2019PRS — Parliamentary Research service
Sir Andrew Mitchell

Conservative

£3,1751 Mar 2019Pooled Services — Admin Services 08.11.19-07.02.19
Preet Kaur Gill

Labour (Co-op)

£1,80026 Mar 2019PRS 19/20 — Parliamentary Research Service
Sir Andrew Mitchell

Conservative

£1,50012 Dec 2018Pooled Services — Admin Services 08.08.18-07.11.18

Scottish National Party average — 2018-19

£41,594

All-MP average — 2018-19

£18,163

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

  • Enersoft International Limited - £900.00

    £900
    Registered 9 Feb 2026View source
  • Enersoft International Ltd - £625.00

    £625
    Registered 8 Jan 2026View source

4. Visits outside the UK

  • International visit to Germany between 03 June 2026 and 05 June 2026

    £1,167
    Registered 22 Jun 2026View source
  • International visit to Thailand between 30 November 2025 and 06 December 2025

    £1,374
    Registered 8 Jan 2026View source

7. Shareholdings

  • Shares in Oh! Television (not trading)

    Registered 11 Jan 2016View source

8. Miscellaneous

  • A Director of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 19 May 2021View source

9. Family members employed

  • Catherine O'Hara employed

    Registered 19 Jan 2016View source

Brendan O'Hara expenses — common questions

How much did Brendan O'Hara claim in expenses in 2018-19?
Brendan O'Hara claimed £58,606 in IPSA business costs in 2018-19. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Brendan O'Hara claim for?
In 2018-19, Brendan O'Hara's largest published IPSA category was Travel and Subsistence (£44,580). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Brendan O'Hara'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.