MP Expenses
David Baines
Current MP

David BainesMP expenses

£13,226 IPSA expenses in 2025-26

Labour · St Helens North

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

£5,905

Total claimed — selected period (2025-26)

£13,226

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Spend by category — 2025-26

Energy & utility comparison

This MP claimed £136 for Utilities in 2025-26.

Note: MP expenses may cover multiple properties (e.g. constituency home and Westminster accommodation) and may include office or staff-related costs depending on IPSA's categorisation. Figures are shown as published by IPSA without interpretation.

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This MP claimed £117 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £94 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £77 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £71 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £74 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £75 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £83 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £103 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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Year-on-year trend

David Baines 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 David Baines, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2025-26£13,226Office Costs (£8,523)56View claims
2024-25£20,491Travel and Subsistence (£20,491)2View 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.

SubcategoryStatusDescriptionSource
Office CostsStationery & printing£4582025-2616 Mar 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£3722025-2616 Mar 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4582025-2616 Mar 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4582025-2616 Mar 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4582025-269 Mar 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4582025-269 Mar 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4582025-269 Mar 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£3722025-269 Mar 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1392025-2623 Feb 2026PaidLandline — CLEAR BUSINESSView source
StaffingTraining - staff£5942025-2611 Feb 2026PaidCAUSEWAYCREATIVE.CO.UKView source
StaffingTraining - staff£5942025-2611 Feb 2026PaidCAUSEWAYCREATIVE.CO.UKView source
AccommodationCouncil tax£2442025-269 Feb 2026PaidLONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBView source
Office CostsTV licence£1752025-262 Feb 2026PaidTVLICENSING.CO.UKView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1222025-2626 Jan 2026PaidLandline — CLEAR BUSINESSView source
AccommodationUtilities£1362025-2626 Jan 2026PaidElectricity — EDF UK CARD PAYMENTSView source
Office CostsParking£502025-2622 Jan 2026PaidView source
AccommodationCouncil tax£2442025-265 Jan 2026PaidLONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBView source
AccommodationUtilities£1172025-265 Jan 2026PaidElectricity — EDF UK CARD PAYMENTSView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1142025-2611 Dec 2025PaidLandline — CLEAR BUSINESSView source
AccommodationCouncil tax£2442025-265 Dec 2025PaidLONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1072025-261 Dec 2025PaidLandline — CLEAR BUSINESSView source
AccommodationUtilities£942025-2617 Nov 2025PaidElectricity — EDF UK CARD PAYMENTSView source
AccommodationCouncil tax£2442025-265 Nov 2025Paidwestminster council taxView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£802025-262 Nov 2025PaidOffice furniture — WF [***]View source
Office CostsWebsite hosting and design£2592025-2622 Oct 2025Paidwebsite hostingView source
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Similar claims by other MPs

Other MPs who claimed under “Stationery & printing in 2025-26. Browse all Stationery & printing claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Steve Race

Labour

£8,23324 Mar 2026Alphington and Priory letter to constituents
Tulip Siddiq

Labour

£7,35421 Nov 2025Printing and Royal Mail door drop
Ben Goldsborough

Labour

£7,21427 Feb 2026Constituency Newsletter
Sir Ashley Fox

Conservative

£6,62528 Jan 2026MP Annual Report - covering design, printing and delivery - See Note
Lloyd Hatton

Labour

£6,43814 Oct 2025Banner November 2025
Dr Luke Evans

Conservative

£6,41619 Dec 2025MP Newsletter
Andrew Lewin

Labour

£6,3907 Jul 2025JOGPOST
Helena Dollimore

Labour (Co-op)

£6,09223 Jan 2026Correspondence with constituents
James Wild

Conservative

£5,70410 Feb 2026MP Annual Report
Natasha Irons

Labour

£5,4722 Oct 2025JUPITER ASSOCIATES LTD
Jerome Mayhew

Conservative

£5,42430 Jan 2026IPSA-approved Annual Report leaflet
Steve Race

Labour

£5,26823 Mar 2026Pride in Place letter to constituents

Labour average — 2025-26

£18,102

All-MP average — 2025-26

£18,166

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

  • Community Integrated Care - £323.20

    £323
    Registered 20 Jul 2026View source

David Baines expenses — common questions

How much did David Baines claim in expenses in 2025-26?
David Baines claimed £13,226 in IPSA business costs in 2025-26. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did David Baines claim for?
In 2025-26, David Baines's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£8,523). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does David Baines'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.