MP Expenses
Chris Law
Current MP

Chris LawMP expenses

£34,278 IPSA expenses in 2016-17

Scottish National Party · Dundee Central

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

£2,432

Total claimed — selected period (2016-17)

£34,278

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Spend by category — 2016-17

Energy & utility comparison

This MP claimed £79 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £128 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £105 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £214 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £588 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £98 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £89 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £551 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £317 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £92 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £50 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £221 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £76 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £82 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £61 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £190 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £796 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 £634 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £565 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £97 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £226 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £600 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £593 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £53 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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Year-on-year trend

Chris Law 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 Chris Law, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2025-26£16,861Office Costs (£14,987)71View claims
2024-25£99,968Travel and Subsistence (£99,968)2View claims
2023-24£98,449Travel and Subsistence (£35,494)233View claims
2022-23£107,884Travel and Subsistence (£38,649)279View claims
2021-22£50,392Travel and Subsistence (£20,069)162View claims
2020-21£67,501Office Costs (£28,591)251View claims
2019-20£97,122Travel and Subsistence (£40,134)231View claims
2018-19£45,885Travel and Subsistence (£41,352)32View claims
2017-18£22,501Travel and Subsistence (£18,758)27View claims
2016-17£34,278Travel and Subsistence (£32,027)31View claims
2015-16£32,964Travel and Subsistence (£23,292)30View 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 CostsSoftware & applications£662025-2627 Feb 2026PaidADOBEView source
Office CostsUtilities£792025-2618 Feb 2026PaidWater — BUSINESS STREAMView source
Office CostsMaintenance, Redecorations & Repairs£952025-2610 Feb 2026PaidLight replacementView source
Office CostsUtilities£1282025-2610 Feb 2026PaidGas — E.ON NEXTView source
AccommodationUtilities£1052025-269 Feb 2026PaidDual Fuel — OVO ENERGY LTDView source
Office CostsInsurance - buildings£772025-269 Feb 2026PaidDUNDEE CC T/TView source
Office CostsUtilities£2142025-269 Feb 2026PaidWater — BUSINESS STREAMView source
Office CostsUtilities£5882025-269 Feb 2026PaidElectricity — POZITIVE ENERGYView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£652025-263 Feb 2026PaidLandline & internet package — SIPGATEView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£662025-2627 Jan 2026PaidADOBEView source
AccommodationHotel - London£1222025-2622 Jan 2026Paid[***][***][***]View source
Office CostsWebsite hosting and design£882025-2614 Jan 2026PaidWP WORDPRESS [***]View source
Office CostsUtilities£982025-267 Jan 2026PaidGas — E.ON NEXTView source
AccommodationUtilities£892025-265 Jan 2026PaidDual Fuel — OVO ENERGY LTDView source
Office CostsUtilities£5512025-265 Jan 2026PaidElectricity — POZITIVE ENERGYView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£662025-2627 Dec 2025PaidADOBEView source
Office CostsUtilities£3172025-2612 Dec 2025PaidElectricity — POZITIVE ENERGYView source
Office CostsUtilities£922025-268 Dec 2025PaidWater — BUSINESS STREAMView source
Office CostsUtilities£502025-268 Dec 2025PaidElectricity — E.ON NEXTView source
Office CostsUtilities£2212025-268 Dec 2025PaidElectricity — POZITIVE ENERGYView source
Office CostsMobile telephone - equipment purchase£642025-265 Dec 2025PaidAMZNMKTPLACE [***]View source
Office CostsUtilities£762025-263 Dec 2025PaidGas — E.ON NEXTView source
Office CostsBought-in services£1902025-261 Dec 2025PaidProfessional & consultancy — RUSI.ORGView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£652025-261 Dec 2025PaidLandline — SIPGATEView source
AccommodationUtilities£822025-2627 Nov 2025PaidDual Fuel — OVO ENERGY LTDView source
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£1,20010 Jun 2016PRS Quarterly Fee — Parliamentary Research Service- Quarterly Fee
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£6677 Feb 2017Printing costs — Cherrill Print inv [***] Petition Forms Freepost Envelopes
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£5907 Jun 2016Constituency Office Sign — Sign for constituency office
Hilary Benn

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£5113 Mar 2017Window blinds for office — supply and fitting of window blinds for office
Catherine West

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£50012 Jan 2017Fees Constit office tenancy — Council's fees for drawing up Tenancy for Constituency Office
Vicky Foxcroft

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£50030 Apr 2016Office shutters — Shutter work
Rushanara Ali

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£40021 Oct 2016CFL Caseworker Licence renewal — COMPUTING FOR
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£39021 Nov 2016newspapers — subscription renewal to telegraph
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£3851 Jun 2016CFL caseworker annual licence — Annual licence and support for caseworker system
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£3842 Jun 2016Ink for Printer — KPD CONSUMABLES LT

Scottish National Party average — 2016-17

£33,670

All-MP average — 2016-17

£17,510

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.

4. Visits outside the UK

  • International visit to India between 24 May 2026 and 30 May 2026

    £1,000
    Registered 23 Jun 2026View source

  • International visit to India between 23 January 2026 and 26 January 2026

    £898
    Registered 20 Feb 2026View source

  • International visit to Japan between 27 May 2025 and 05 June 2025

    £2,541
    Registered 27 Jun 2025View source

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

  • Residential in Aberdeen

    Registered 26 May 2015View source

  • Residential in Dundee

    Registered 26 May 2015View source

7. Shareholdings

  • Shares in CMAL Limited

    Registered 26 May 2015View source

8. Miscellaneous

  • Non-executive Board Member of the Parliamentary Knowledge Schemes. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 29 Aug 2025View source

  • A Member of the Executive Committee of the British Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 24 Nov 2023View source

  • Unpaid director of CMAL Ltd, financial services company.

    Registered 27 Feb 2019View source

Chris Law expenses — common questions

How much did Chris Law claim in expenses in 2016-17?
Chris Law claimed £34,278 in IPSA business costs in 2016-17. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Chris Law claim for?
In 2016-17, Chris Law's largest published IPSA category was Travel and Subsistence (£32,027). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Chris Law'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.