MP Expenses
Brendan O'Hara
Current MP

Brendan O'HaraMP expenses

£101,238 IPSA expenses in 2022-23

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

£2,550

Total claimed — selected period (2022-23)

£101,238

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Spend by category — 2022-23

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
2025-26£15,635Office Costs (£14,385)74View 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 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
Office CostsMobile telephone - contract & usage£4262025-266 Jan 2026PaidEE LTDView source
Office CostsBought-in services£1922025-262 Jan 2026PaidAdministrative services — R.B. STEELView source
Office CostsBought-in services£1922025-2631 Dec 2025PaidAdministrative services — RB STEEL STORAGEView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1002025-2619 Dec 2025PaidADOBEView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1272025-269 Dec 2025PaidLandline — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
AccommodationCouncil tax£992025-264 Dec 2025PaidWANDSWORTH COUNCILView source
Office CostsMobile telephone - contract & usage£3972025-264 Dec 2025PaidEE LTDView source
Office CostsBought-in services£1922025-261 Dec 2025PaidAdministrative services — RB STEEL STORAGEView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1002025-2619 Nov 2025PaidADOBEView source
AccommodationCouncil tax£992025-2610 Nov 2025PaidWANDSWORTH COUNCILView source
AccommodationUtilities£1952025-2610 Nov 2025PaidWater — THAMES WATERView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1272025-2610 Nov 2025PaidLandline — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsMobile telephone - contract & usage£4372025-2610 Nov 2025PaidEE LTDView source
Office CostsBought-in services£1922025-263 Nov 2025PaidAdministrative services — R.B. STEELView source
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Similar claims by other MPs

Other MPs who claimed under “Rent in 2022-23. Browse all Rent claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Paul Holmes

Conservative

£16,0005 Jul 2022
Ms Marie Rimmer

Labour

£15,6003 May 2022
Preet Kaur Gill

Labour (Co-op)

£14,59922 Mar 202301/04/2022 - 31/03/2023
John McDonnell

Labour

£10,5603 May 2022
Grahame Morris

Labour

£9,0004 Apr 2023
Andrew Rosindell

Reform UK

£9,00014 Jun 2022
Jonathan Reynolds

Labour (Co-op)

£7,08628 Oct 2022Annual rent for the constituency office at Hyde Town Hall for the period May 2022 to May 2023
Peter Kyle

Labour

£7,00029 Sept 2022constituency office quarterly rent
Peter Kyle

Labour

£7,00016 Jun 2022constituency office rent
Anna McMorrin

Labour

£6,39731 Mar 2023Backdated rent 22/23 accrual due to late lease renewal
Saqib Bhatti

Conservative

£6,37519 Aug 2022London Accommodation - August - October 2022
Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat

£6,00010 Feb 2023Rent for office 01042022-31032023

Scottish National Party average — 2022-23

£101,991

All-MP average — 2022-23

£47,293

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 2022-23?
Brendan O'Hara claimed £101,238 in IPSA business costs in 2022-23. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Brendan O'Hara claim for?
In 2022-23, Brendan O'Hara's largest published IPSA category was Travel and Subsistence (£43,441). 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.