MP Expenses
Catherine Atkinson
Current MP

Catherine AtkinsonMP expenses

£22,133 IPSA expenses in 2025-26

Labour · Derby North

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

£10,700

Total claimed — selected period (2025-26)

£22,133

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Spend by category — 2025-26

Energy & utility comparison

This MP claimed £364 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 £483 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 £434 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 £151 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 £668 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

Catherine Atkinson 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 Catherine Atkinson, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2026-27£3,676Staffing (£2,880)6View claims
2025-26£22,133Staffing (£7,170)32View claims
2024-25£19,727Travel and Subsistence (£15,553)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
StaffingBought-in services£7002026-2718 May 2026PaidAdministrative services — Staffing supportView source
AccommodationUtilities£3642026-276 Apr 2026PaidDual Fuel — March - April utilitiesView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£642026-271 Apr 2026PaidLandline — Phone billView source
StaffingBought-in services£1,2002026-2731 Mar 2026PaidAdministrative services — Bought in-servicesView source
StaffingBought-in services£9802026-2731 Mar 2026PaidAdministrative services — Assistance with parliamentary dutiesView source
MiscellaneousRemovals£1,6372025-2630 Mar 2026PaidPICKFORDS.CO.UK [200013613-2895]View source
MiscellaneousRemovals£1,6372025-2630 Mar 2026PaidPICKFORDS.CO.UK [200013613-2894]View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2202025-2611 Mar 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£642025-266 Mar 2026PaidLandline — FIDELITY GROUP LTD [200013613-4413]View source
StaffingBought-in services£1,0502025-264 Mar 2026PaidAdministrative services — Bought in servicesView source
StaffingBought-in services£8402025-2618 Feb 2026PaidAdministrative services — Temporary support with outstanding caseworkView source
AccommodationUtilities£4832025-266 Feb 2026PaidDual Fuel — Utility costsView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£642025-264 Feb 2026PaidLandline — FIDELITY GROUP LTDView source
StaffingBought-in services£7502025-2630 Jan 2026PaidAdministrative services — Parliamentary support during staff absenceView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£3622025-2629 Jan 2026PaidCARTRIDGE SAVEView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£2222025-265 Jan 2026PaidLandline — FIDELITY GROUP LTDView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£642025-265 Jan 2026PaidLandline — FIDELITY GROUP LTDView source
StaffingBought-in services£8202025-2619 Dec 2025PaidAdministrative services — Staff support covering absenceView source
StaffingBought-in services£2,5502025-2619 Dec 2025PaidAdministrative services — Staff support covering absenceView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£3742025-261 Dec 2025PaidCARTRIDGE SAVEView source
AccommodationUtilities£4342025-2629 Nov 2025PaidWater — Water BillView source
StaffingBought-in services£1,1602025-2627 Nov 2025PaidAdministrative services — Temporary staffing support [***][***][***]View source
MiscellaneousBought-in services£9322025-2614 Oct 2025PaidAdministrative services — Pay for bought-in servicesView source
MiscellaneousBought-in services£1,8742025-2610 Oct 2025PaidAdministrative services — Staffing costsView source
AccommodationUtilities£1512025-266 Oct 2025PaidDual Fuel — Duel FuelView source
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Similar claims by other MPs

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

MPAmountDateDescription
Sarah Edwards

Labour

£20,00031 Mar 2026Professional & consultancy — Contract for services 2025-2026 [200013803-1]
Jessica Toale

Labour

£12,00031 Mar 2025Professional & consultancy — Consultancy services - town centre citizen panel delivery
Claire Hanna

Social Democratic & Labour Party

£10,50024 Mar 2026Professional & consultancy — Support with research for communications and messaging to constituents [200013634-213]
Louise Haigh

Labour

£9,60026 Mar 2026Professional & consultancy — Exit payment for early exit of the lease [200013271-1]
Jerome Mayhew

Conservative

£9,25023 Mar 2026Comms & Media — IPSA-approved constituency surveys
Colum Eastwood

Social Democratic & Labour Party

£9,10016 Oct 2025Professional & 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

£9,10018 Jul 2025Professional & 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

£9,10030 Apr 2025Professional & 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

£8,00018 Feb 2026Professional & consultancy — Research and Facilitation of Southport Music Industry
Tom Hayes

Labour

£7,20028 Apr 2026Professional & 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

£6,95624 Jun 2025Professional & consultancy — EDWARDSDUTHIESHAMASH.C
Dame Meg Hillier

Labour (Co-op)

£6,90014 Mar 2026Professional & consultancy — MP invoice

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.

6. Land and property (within or outside the UK)

8. Miscellaneous

  • Unpaid director of company set up by four leaseholders who jointly own the freehold of the building.

    Registered 4 Aug 2024View source

  • Non-practicing barrister and Associate Member at Deka Chambers.

    Registered 4 Aug 2024View source

  • Parliamentary Liaison for the Society of Labour Lawyers. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 4 Aug 2024View source

Catherine Atkinson expenses — common questions

How much did Catherine Atkinson claim in expenses in 2025-26?
Catherine Atkinson claimed £22,133 in IPSA business costs in 2025-26. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Catherine Atkinson claim for?
In 2025-26, Catherine Atkinson's largest published IPSA category was Staffing (£7,170). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Catherine Atkinson'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.