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
£567
Total claimed — selected period (2024-25)
£33,335
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2024-25
Year-on-year trend
Chris McDonald 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 | £11,930 | Office Costs (£8,632) | 39 | View claims |
| 2024-25 | £33,335 | Travel and Subsistence (£33,335) | 2 | 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 | Stationery & printing | £332 | 2025-26 | 6 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £162 | 2025-26 | 7 Feb 2026 | Paid | QR-CODE-GENERATOR.COM | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £74 | 2025-26 | 3 Feb 2026 | Paid | Office Costs | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £81 | 2025-26 | 28 Nov 2025 | Paid | Landline — Phone Bill, November | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £1,476 | 2025-26 | 18 Nov 2025 | Paid | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £80 | 2025-26 | 8 Oct 2025 | Paid | Landline — Phone Bill - October ´25 2705 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £204 | 2025-26 | 2 Oct 2025 | Paid | XMA November 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £166 | 2025-26 | 2 Oct 2025 | Paid | XMA November 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £204 | 2025-26 | 29 Sept 2025 | Paid | XMA October 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £408 | 2025-26 | 29 Sept 2025 | Paid | XMA October 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £166 | 2025-26 | 29 Sept 2025 | Paid | XMA October 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £408 | 2025-26 | 29 Sept 2025 | Paid | XMA October 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £231 | 2025-26 | 28 Sept 2025 | Paid | Sundries — AMAZON UK [***] | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £78 | 2025-26 | 15 Sept 2025 | Paid | Landline — Phone Bill - September ´25 2670 | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £292 | 2025-26 | 14 Sept 2025 | Paid | Other office equipment — AMAZON [***] | View source |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | £239 | 2025-26 | 11 Sept 2025 | Paid | AMAZON [***] | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £81 | 2025-26 | 9 Sept 2025 | Paid | Banner October 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £82 | 2025-26 | 6 Aug 2025 | Paid | Landline — August Inv - [***] | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £300 | 2025-26 | 6 Aug 2025 | Paid | APPLE.COM/BILL | View source |
| Accommodation | Moving Fees | £240 | 2025-26 | 30 Jul 2025 | Paid | Agency fees — Tenancy Renewal Fee | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £170 | 2025-26 | 21 Jul 2025 | Paid | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories — AMAZON [***] | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £83 | 2025-26 | 3 Jul 2025 | Paid | Landline — July Phone Rentals & Usage | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £204 | 2025-26 | 17 Jun 2025 | Paid | XMA July 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £204 | 2025-26 | 17 Jun 2025 | Paid | XMA July 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £204 | 2025-26 | 17 Jun 2025 | Paid | XMA July 2025 | View source |
Labour average — 2024-25
£19,437
All-MP average — 2024-25
£19,604
Grants and donations
Donations, sponsorships and loans registered in support of this MP's parliamentary activities — Category 2 of the Register of Members' Financial Interests, distinct from the IPSA expenses above.
Total registered
£2,000
GMB Union - £2,000.00
£2,000Registered 27 Mar 2026View source
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
Editor - Millennium Steel Publishing
Registered 3 Aug 2024View source
1.1. Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments
Payment expected for services on 14 December 2025 - £3,000.00
£3,000Registered 14 Dec 2025View sourcePayment received on 26 June 2025 - £3,625.00
£3,625Registered 29 Jun 2025View source
2. Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP
GMB Union - £2,000.00
£2,000Registered 27 Mar 2026View source
8. Miscellaneous
Professor in Practice at the Durham University Business School. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 8 Sept 2025View sourceProfessional registration with the Engineering Council as a Chartered Engineer.
Registered 3 Aug 2024View sourceTrustee of the Redhills CIO Charity based in Durham. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 10 Jul 2024View source
Chris McDonald expenses — common questions
- How much did Chris McDonald claim in expenses in 2024-25?
- Chris McDonald claimed £33,335 in IPSA business costs in 2024-25. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Chris McDonald claim for?
- In 2024-25, Chris McDonald's largest published IPSA category was Travel and Subsistence (£33,335). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Chris McDonald'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.