MP Expenses
Catherine West
Current MP

Catherine WestMP expenses

£14,133 IPSA expenses in 2019-20

Labour · Hornsey and Friern Barnet

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

£904

Total claimed — selected period (2019-20)

£14,133

View full itemised claims below

Spend by category — 2019-20

Year-on-year trend

Catherine West 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 West, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2025-26£5,751Office Costs (£5,351)25View claims
2024-25£392Travel and Subsistence (£392)2View claims
2023-24£20,491Office Costs (£17,409)65View claims
2022-23£17,227Office Costs (£16,308)71View claims
2021-22£12,705Office Costs (£12,018)43View claims
2020-21£14,528Office Costs (£14,140)68View claims
2019-20£14,133Office Costs (£13,389)129View claims
2018-19£5,401Office Costs (£4,710)58View claims
2017-18£7,031Office Costs (£6,017)50View claims
2016-17£10,212Office Costs (£4,763)38View claims
2015-16£10,988Start-up Costs (£4,070)22View 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
Office CostsTraining - MP£602025-2625 Feb 2026PaidLanguage trainingView source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£502025-269 Feb 2026Paid—View source
StaffingTraining - staff£4002025-265 Feb 2026PaidTraining session for all staffView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£2492025-264 Feb 2026PaidComputer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories — IT accessoryView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£652025-2628 Jan 2026PaidBanner February 2026View source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£802025-2613 Jan 2026Paid—View source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£642025-2612 Dec 2025Paid—View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2262025-2627 Nov 2025PaidInk CartridgesView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1002025-2619 Nov 2025PaidCanva design softwareView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1852025-2613 Nov 2025PaidBanner December 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2322025-2613 Nov 2025PaidBanner December 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£3832025-2612 Nov 2025PaidBanner December 2025View source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£4172025-267 Nov 2025PaidOffice furniture — Ergonomic office chairView source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£752025-2630 Oct 2025Paid—View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£512025-2629 Sept 2025PaidBanner October 2025View source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£642025-2613 Aug 2025Paid—View source
Office CostsAdvertising and contact cards£9962025-2621 Jun 2025PaidSurgery leaflets for 2025-26View source
Office CostsNewspapers, journals, magazines£1452025-2618 Jun 2025PaidHam & High 52 weeksView source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£902025-262 Jun 2025Paid—View source
Office CostsWebsite hosting and design£3002025-2627 May 2025PaidPhoto licenceView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£1982025-2619 May 2025PaidOther office equipment — Roller BannerView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£7382025-2615 May 2025PaidCaseworker software annual feeView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£3132025-2615 May 2025PaidBanner June 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1502025-268 Apr 2025PaidBanner May 2025View source
Office CostsNewspapers, journals, magazines£1202025-261 Apr 2025PaidNewspaper subscriptionView source
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Other MPs who claimed under “Pooled staffing services” in 2019-20. Browse all Pooled staffing services claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Chris Law

Scottish National Party

£10,85013 May 2019Scottish National Party Research Team (SNP) — SNP PT 1 19-20
Pete Wishart

Scottish National Party

£10,85013 May 2019Scottish National Party Research Team (SNP) — SNP PT 1 19-20
Kirsty Blackman

Scottish National Party

£10,85013 May 2019Scottish National Party Research Team (SNP) — SNP PT 1 19-20
Brendan O'Hara

Scottish National Party

£5,4259 Sept 2019Scottish National Party Research Team (SNP) — Contribution to SNP Westminster pooled resources for research
Brendan O'Hara

Scottish National Party

£5,42416 Mar 2020Scottish National Party Research Team (SNP) — Scottish National Party Research Team
Layla Moran

Liberal Democrat

£5,3009 Jul 2019Parliamentary Support Team (Liberal Democrat) — Pst 19-20 PT 1
Christine Jardine

Liberal Democrat

£5,3009 Jul 2019Parliamentary Support Team (Liberal Democrat) — Pst 19-20 PT 1
Jamie Stone

Liberal Democrat

£5,3009 Jul 2019Parliamentary Support Team (Liberal Democrat) — Pst 19-20 PT 1
Ed Davey

Liberal Democrat

£5,3009 Jul 2019Parliamentary Support Team (Liberal Democrat) — Pst 19-20 PT 1
Wera Hobhouse

Liberal Democrat

£5,3009 Jul 2019Parliamentary Support Team (Liberal Democrat) — Pst 19-20 PT 1
Mr Alistair Carmichael

Liberal Democrat

£5,3009 Jul 2019Parliamentary Support Team (Liberal Democrat) — Pst 19-20 PT 1
Peter Dowd

Labour

£3,60018 Mar 2020Parliamentary Research Service (Labour) — PRS Annual Fees

Labour average — 2019-20

£39,827

All-MP average — 2019-20

£38,507

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.

1. Employment and earnings

  • Speaking engagement - Ravenswood School

    Registered 6 Jan 2026View source

1.1. Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments

  • Payment received on 05 January 2026 - £1,489.80

    £1,490
    Registered 6 Jan 2026View source

4. Visits outside the UK

  • International visit to China between 24 May 2026 and 29 May 2026

    £4,738
    Registered 5 Jun 2026View source

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

  • Property in New South Wales

    Registered 25 Sept 2025View source

Catherine West expenses — common questions

How much did Catherine West claim in expenses in 2019-20?
Catherine West claimed £14,133 in IPSA business costs in 2019-20. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Catherine West claim for?
In 2019-20, Catherine West's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£13,389). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Catherine West'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.