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
£16,375
Total claimed — selected period (2024-25)
£25,634
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2024-25
Year-on-year trend
Catherine Fookes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | £23,272 | Office Costs (£22,469) | 74 | View claims |
| 2024-25 | £25,634 | Travel and Subsistence (£24,937) | 4 | 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 | Advertising and contact cards | £450 | 2025-26 | 12 Mar 2026 | Paid | leaflet distribution | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £192 | 2025-26 | 11 Mar 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £150 | 2025-26 | 10 Mar 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £150 | 2025-26 | 10 Mar 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £150 | 2025-26 | 10 Mar 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £150 | 2025-26 | 10 Mar 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Miscellaneous | Translation services (Welsh Language) | £63 | 2025-26 | 8 Mar 2026 | Paid | Newsletter translation | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £299 | 2025-26 | 5 Mar 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £299 | 2025-26 | 5 Mar 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £299 | 2025-26 | 5 Mar 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £620 | 2025-26 | 5 Mar 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Postage & couriers | £354 | 2025-26 | 27 Feb 2026 | Paid | Office supplies | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £1,352 | 2025-26 | 27 Feb 2026 | Paid | Printer Ink | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £58 | 2025-26 | 23 Feb 2026 | Paid | stationary & pens | View source |
| Office Costs | Postage & couriers | £472 | 2025-26 | 23 Feb 2026 | Paid | royal mail 2nd class postage stamps | View source |
| Office Costs | Advertising and contact cards | £248 | 2025-26 | 23 Feb 2026 | Paid | WWW.MAILERLITE.COM | View source |
| Office Costs | Advertising and contact cards | £2,598 | 2025-26 | 23 Feb 2026 | Paid | constituency leaflet print | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £299 | 2025-26 | 19 Feb 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £299 | 2025-26 | 19 Feb 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £248 | 2025-26 | 19 Feb 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £299 | 2025-26 | 19 Feb 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Postage & couriers | £590 | 2025-26 | 19 Feb 2026 | Paid | Royal mail 2nd class stamps | View source |
| Office Costs | Advertising and contact cards | £3,959 | 2025-26 | 18 Feb 2026 | Paid | Constituency wide leaflet delivery | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £357 | 2025-26 | 17 Feb 2026 | Paid | printer ink | View source |
| Office Costs | Postage & couriers | £189 | 2025-26 | 16 Feb 2026 | Paid | 2nd class postage stamps | View source |
Labour average — 2024-25
£19,437
All-MP average — 2024-25
£19,604
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
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) - £315.00
£315Registered 23 Jun 2026View source
8. Miscellaneous
Smallholding jointly in my name, though I am not the landowner.
Registered 1 Dec 2024View sourceSchool Governor, Monmouth Comprehensive School. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 25 Jul 2024View source
Catherine Fookes expenses — common questions
- How much did Catherine Fookes claim in expenses in 2024-25?
- Catherine Fookes claimed £25,634 in IPSA business costs in 2024-25. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Catherine Fookes claim for?
- In 2024-25, Catherine Fookes's largest published IPSA category was Travel and Subsistence (£24,937). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Catherine Fookes'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.