Dame Meg HillierMP expenses
£10,628 IPSA expenses in 2016-17
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
£37,832
Total claimed — selected period (2016-17)
£10,628
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2016-17
Year-on-year trend
Dame Meg Hillier 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 | £46,085 | Office Costs (£32,885) | 68 | View claims |
| 2023-24 | £12,659 | Office Costs (£12,610) | 106 | View claims |
| 2022-23 | £13,024 | Office Costs (£12,968) | 97 | View claims |
| 2021-22 | £6,236 | Office Costs (£6,236) | 58 | View claims |
| 2020-21 | £6,479 | Office Costs (£6,479) | 82 | View claims |
| 2019-20 | £21,507 | Office Costs (£21,481) | 95 | View claims |
| 2018-19 | £6,774 | Office Costs (£6,731) | 42 | View claims |
| 2017-18 | £13,839 | Office Costs (£13,599) | 58 | View claims |
| 2016-17 | £10,628 | Office Costs (£7,221) | 51 | View claims |
| 2015-16 | £11,078 | Office Costs (£6,129) | 49 | View claims |
| 2014-15 | £12,755 | Office Costs (£8,580) | 73 | View claims |
| 2013-14 | £14,665 | Office Costs (£7,715) | 91 | View claims |
| 2012-13 | £20,093 | Office Costs (£12,895) | 65 | View claims |
| 2011-12 | £13,483 | Office Costs (£10,781) | 94 | View claims |
| 2010-11 | £7,077 | Office Costs (£5,849) | 44 | 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 | Postage & couriers | £305 | 2025-26 | 30 Mar 2026 | Paid | Stamps | View source |
| Office Costs | Postage & couriers | £392 | 2025-26 | 30 Mar 2026 | Paid | Stamps | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £1,427 | 2025-26 | 25 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Postage & couriers | £4,350 | 2025-26 | 24 Mar 2026 | Paid | Stamps | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £271 | 2025-26 | 24 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £562 | 2025-26 | 24 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £1,161 | 2025-26 | 23 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £1,427 | 2025-26 | 23 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £562 | 2025-26 | 22 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £405 | 2025-26 | 22 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £562 | 2025-26 | 22 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £116 | 2025-26 | 19 Mar 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £694 | 2025-26 | 19 Mar 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £122 | 2025-26 | 19 Mar 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £335 | 2025-26 | 18 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £335 | 2025-26 | 18 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £872 | 2025-26 | 18 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £1,427 | 2025-26 | 18 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £199 | 2025-26 | 18 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £335 | 2025-26 | 18 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Staffing | Bought-in services | £6,900 | 2025-26 | 14 Mar 2026 | Paid | Professional & consultancy — MP invoice | View source |
| Staffing | Bought-in services | £5,700 | 2025-26 | 12 Mar 2026 | Paid | Professional & consultancy — Office support | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £71 | 2025-26 | 10 Mar 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £87 | 2025-26 | 10 Mar 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Advertising and contact cards | £625 | 2025-26 | 2 Mar 2026 | Paid | Selectabase invoice | View source |
Similar claims by other MPs
Other MPs who claimed under “Professional Services” in 2016-17. Browse all Professional Services claims
| MP | Amount | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liz Kendall Labour | £4,800 | 8 Feb 2017 | PRS Renewal — PRS |
| Caroline Nokes Conservative | £4,800 | 31 Aug 2016 | HR support — HR Consultancy |
| Heidi Alexander Labour | £4,800 | 17 Apr 2016 | PRS Annual subscription — PRS annual subscitpion |
| Sir James Cleverly Conservative | £4,250 | 1 Feb 2017 | Office Support — November-December 2016 |
| Sir Keir Starmer Labour | £3,600 | 21 Mar 2017 | PRS subscription |
| Yvette Cooper Labour | £3,600 | 30 Jun 2016 | constit office costs, training — DotEveryone IT training support |
| Sir James Cleverly Conservative | £3,500 | 29 Mar 2017 | Office Support — February and March 2017 |
| Ruth Cadbury Labour | £2,900 | 29 Jul 2016 | Web Site / data base - comms — Web site Data comms |
| Sir James Cleverly Conservative | £2,800 | 1 Nov 2016 | Office Support — August-October 2016 |
| George Freeman Conservative | £2,671 | 4 Jul 2016 | PRU Policy Research Unit — MP's Standard Subscription Service |
| Jess Phillips Labour | £2,499 | 1 Apr 2016 | Communication system — Managment of website and communicationsIP[***] |
| Sir Christopher Chope Conservative | £2,480 | 1 Apr 2016 | [***] — parliamentary consultancy services |
Labour (Co-op) average — 2016-17
£12,214
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 Canada between 13 June 2026 and 18 June 2026
£1,016Registered 3 Jul 2026View sourceInternational visit to Canada between 15 June 2025 and 19 June 2025
£1,448Registered 4 Jul 2025View source
8. Miscellaneous
Member of the National Executive Committee of the Co-operative Party, as the representative of the Co-op Parliamentary Group. This is an unpaid position.
Registered 3 Jun 2026View sourceChair of the House Magazine Advisory Board. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 31 Oct 2024View sourceDirector and Trustee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role.
Registered 31 Oct 2024View sourceMember of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 8 Oct 2024View sourceMember of the Steering Group of the Institute for Government Academy. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 9 May 2024View sourceMember of the Advisory Board of Reform, a cross party think tank. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 8 May 2024View sourceTrustee of the PCPF Pension scheme, which oversees the pension fund for members and former members of the UK House of Commons. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 8 May 2024View sourceMember of the London Regional Board of the Labour Party.
Registered 26 Apr 2024View source
Dame Meg Hillier expenses — common questions
- How much did Dame Meg Hillier claim in expenses in 2016-17?
- Dame Meg Hillier claimed £10,628 in IPSA business costs in 2016-17. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Dame Meg Hillier claim for?
- In 2016-17, Dame Meg Hillier's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£7,221). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Dame Meg Hillier'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.