MP Expenses
Dawn Butler
Current MP

Dawn ButlerMP expenses

£3,161 IPSA expenses in 2016-17

Labour · Brent East

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

£2,112

Total claimed — selected period (2016-17)

£3,161

View full itemised claims below

Spend by category — 2016-17

Year-on-year trend

Dawn Butler 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 Dawn Butler, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2025-26£6,954Office Costs (£6,954)19View claims
2024-25£26Travel and Subsistence (£26)2View claims
2023-24£26,309Office Costs (£26,309)40View claims
2022-23£49,311Other Costs (£37,470)25View claims
2021-22£14,985Office Costs (£14,985)51View claims
2020-21£15,161Office Costs (£14,477)64View claims
2019-20£28,065Office Costs (£27,608)38View claims
2018-19£934Office Costs (£1,755)18View claims
2017-18£2,514Office Costs (£2,476)16View claims
2016-17£3,161Office Costs (£1,737)32View claims
2015-16£17,412Staffing (£7,090)45View 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£592025-2618 Feb 2026PaidSLACK [***]View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1,0872025-2618 Feb 2026PaidJDR OFFICE SUPPLIESView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1342025-2618 Feb 2026PaidJDR OFFICE SUPPLIESView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£7742025-266 Feb 2026PaidADOBE ADOBEView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£592025-2618 Jan 2026PaidSLACK [***]View source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£662025-2618 Dec 2025PaidSLACK [***]View source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£4232025-2628 Nov 2025PaidComputer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories — REMARKABLE OPS LTDView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£8352025-2628 Nov 2025PaidJDR OFFICE SUPPLIESView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£592025-2618 Oct 2025PaidSLACK [***]View source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1482025-2617 Oct 2025PaidKAPWING PRO PLANView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£3892025-2614 Oct 2025PaidComputer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories — REMARKABLE OPS LTDView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£652025-2618 Sept 2025PaidSLACK [***]View source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£932025-269 Sept 2025PaidComputer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories — ARGOSView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£932025-263 Sept 2025PaidComputer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories — ARGOSView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£592025-2618 Jul 2025PaidSLACK [***]View source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£7382025-2631 May 2025PaidELECTED TECHNOLOGIESView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£2882025-2620 Mar 2025PaidComputer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories — Compatible keyboards for Parliament issued MacbooksView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1402025-2620 Mar 2025Paidpaper for printingView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£1,4472025-2619 Mar 2025PaidPrinter, photocopier & scanner — Toner InkView source
Office CostsMobile telephone - contract & usage£62023-2424 Mar 2024PaidGIFFGAFF [200010137-4369]View source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£202023-2419 Mar 2024PaidComputer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories — WWW.ARGOS.CO.UK [200010137-4373]View source
Office CostsMobile telephone - contract & usage£62023-2413 Mar 2024PaidGIFFGAFF [200010137-4381]View source
Office CostsMobile telephone - equipment purchase£1042023-245 Mar 2024PaidWWW.ARGOS.CO.UK [200010137-4377]View source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£2202023-2427 Feb 2024PaidComputer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories — XMA LTDView source
Office CostsMobile telephone - contract & usage£62023-2424 Feb 2024PaidGIFFGAFFView source
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Similar claims by other MPs

Other MPs who claimed under “Professional Services (Staff.)” in 2016-17. Browse all Professional Services (Staff.) claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Peter Dowd

Labour

£6,00023 Mar 2017Consultancy - Morrell — Consultancy support
John McDonnell

Labour

£5,00022 Mar 2017consultancy work
Carolyn Harris

Labour

£4,84225 Jan 2017[***] Invoices -LHS — LHS Invoice for [***] [***] [***] Hearing
Catherine McKinnell

Labour

£4,80017 Apr 2016PRS Annual Membership April 16 — PRS Annual Membership 1/04/16 - 31/03/17
Neil Coyle

Labour

£4,80017 Apr 2016Parliamentary Research Service — PRS yearly invoice
Peter Dowd

Labour

£4,8004 Apr 2016Parliamentary Research Service — Parliamentary Research Service Subscription (pooled staffing resource)
Kevin Hollinrake

Conservative

£4,68020 Jul 2016160720 Staffing — Maypole Media (UK) Ltd
Sir Iain Duncan Smith

Conservative

£3,82331 Oct 2016Services of pooled staff — Member of staff in constituency office
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

Labour

£3,80331 Mar 2017Professional services
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

Labour

£3,6367 Mar 2017Professional Services — . Speech writing training . Development of office processes and associated assets / materials . Office management training . Parliamentary research support
Dame Diana Johnson

Labour

£3,6258 Mar 2017Badley Comms March 2017 — Caroline Badley Communications invoice March 2017
Sir James Cleverly

Conservative

£3,40031 Jul 2016Staffing — Office support

Labour average — 2016-17

£19,015

All-MP average — 2016-17

£17,510

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

£11,000

  • Linda Riley - £5,000.00

    £5,000
    Registered 23 Jun 2026View source

  • Jacquie Lawrence - £2,000.00

    £2,000
    Registered 16 Jun 2026View source

  • Supreme Creations - £2,000.00

    £2,000
    Registered 16 Jun 2026View source

  • Felicity Milton - £2,000.00

    £2,000
    Registered 16 Jun 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

  • Speaking engagement - Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

    Registered 3 Dec 2025View source

1.1. Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments

  • Payment received on 10 November 2025 - £2,500.00

    £2,500
    Registered 3 Dec 2025View source

2. Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP

  • Linda Riley - £5,000.00

    £5,000
    Registered 23 Jun 2026View source

  • Jacquie Lawrence - £2,000.00

    £2,000
    Registered 16 Jun 2026View source

  • Supreme Creations - £2,000.00

    £2,000
    Registered 16 Jun 2026View source

  • Felicity Milton - £2,000.00

    £2,000
    Registered 16 Jun 2026View source

4. Visits outside the UK

  • International visit to Ghana between 23 May 2025 and 01 June 2025

    £2,925
    Registered 24 Jun 2025View source

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

8. Miscellaneous

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

    Registered 19 Nov 2024View source

  • Director and Trustee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 7 Nov 2024View source

  • Trustee of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 3 Mar 2023View source

Dawn Butler expenses — common questions

How much did Dawn Butler claim in expenses in 2016-17?
Dawn Butler claimed £3,161 in IPSA business costs in 2016-17. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Dawn Butler claim for?
In 2016-17, Dawn Butler's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£1,737). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Dawn Butler'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.