MP Expenses
Emma Lewell
Current MP

Emma LewellMP expenses

£14,357 IPSA expenses in 2017-18

Labour · South Shields

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

£3,478

Total claimed — selected period (2017-18)

£14,357

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Spend by category — 2017-18

Energy & utility comparison

This MP claimed -£238 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed -£46 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £82 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £31 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £43 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £58 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £433 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £48 for Utilities in 2022-23.

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This MP claimed £68 for Utilities in 2022-23.

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This MP claimed £47 for Utilities in 2022-23.

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This MP claimed £27 for Utilities in 2022-23.

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This MP claimed £387 for Utilities in 2022-23.

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This MP claimed £53 for Utilities in 2022-23.

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This MP claimed £24 for Utilities in 2022-23.

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This MP claimed £57 for Utilities in 2021-22.

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This MP claimed £54 for Utilities in 2021-22.

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This MP claimed £47 for Utilities in 2021-22.

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This MP claimed £35 for Utilities in 2021-22.

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This MP claimed £29 for Utilities in 2021-22.

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This MP claimed £42 for Utilities in 2021-22.

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This MP claimed £12 for Utilities in 2021-22.

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This MP claimed £50 for Utilities in 2021-22.

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This MP claimed £373 for Utilities in 2021-22.

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This MP claimed £45 for Utilities in 2021-22.

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This MP claimed £52 for Utilities in 2020-21.

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Year-on-year trend

Emma Lewell 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 Emma Lewell, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2025-26£25,288Office Costs (£12,898)71View claims
2024-25£40,466Travel and Subsistence (£36,064)4View claims
2023-24£63,339Office Costs (£22,152)124View claims
2022-23£66,443Accommodation (£22,071)104View claims
2021-22£52,146Office Costs (£23,087)81View claims
2020-21£47,019Accommodation (£19,001)94View claims
2019-20£57,192Office Costs (£21,234)131View claims
2018-19£19,967Travel and Subsistence (£10,562)32View claims
2017-18£14,357Travel and Subsistence (£6,716)46View claims
2016-17£17,696Travel and Subsistence (£12,076)45View claims
2015-16£16,674Travel and Subsistence (£9,603)43View claims
2014-15£18,319Travel and Subsistence (£11,715)39View claims
2013-14£36,238Travel and Subsistence (£18,631)53View 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 CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£612025-2613 Feb 2026PaidLandline — OTG January Meeting Telephones rental and calls Paid Via cheque [***]View source
Office CostsWebsite hosting and design£9002025-2612 Feb 2026Paidhttps://lewellbuck.com/View source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£2302025-2610 Feb 2026PaidView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1662025-2626 Jan 2026PaidXMA February 2026View source
AccommodationHotel - London£6272025-2619 Jan 2026Paid[***][***][***]View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£572025-2615 Jan 2026PaidLandline — OTG telephone services December 2025View source
AccommodationHotel - London£6272025-2613 Jan 2026Paid[***][***][***]View source
Office CostsTranslation services - other languages£832025-2613 Jan 2026PaidELS Interpreter services provided Nov 2025 paid via cheque [***]View source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£1002025-266 Jan 2026PaidView source
AccommodationHotel - London£6272025-265 Jan 2026Paid[***][***][***]View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£642025-2618 Dec 2025PaidLandline — One Trinity Green Service Charges (Landline) paid via cheque [***]View source
Office CostsTraining - staff£3002025-2618 Dec 2025PaidStaff Development Session (Whole Team) - Far North - One Trinity GreenView source
AccommodationHotel - London£3982025-2615 Dec 2025Paid[***][***][***]View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2202025-269 Dec 2025PaidBanner January 2026View source
AccommodationHotel - London£5972025-268 Dec 2025Paid[***][***][***]View source
AccommodationHotel - London£3982025-261 Dec 2025Paid[***][***][***]View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1662025-2612 Nov 2025PaidXMA December 2025View source
AccommodationHotel - London£3982025-2611 Nov 2025Paid[***][***][***]View source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£1202025-265 Nov 2025PaidView source
AccommodationHotel - London£5972025-2621 Oct 2025Paid[***][***][***]View source
AccommodationHotel - London£5972025-2613 Oct 2025Paid[***][***][***]View source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1492025-2611 Oct 2025PaidKAPWING PRO PLANView source
Office CostsBought-in services£2,0002025-267 Oct 2025PaidProfessional & consultancy — Advance Reimbursement - Bought in Services October 2025 C&C Excess on PolicyView source
Office CostsBusiness rates£5452025-263 Oct 2025Paid[***] [***] South Tyneside Council Business Rates September 2025 to January 2025View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£702025-2629 Sept 2025PaidLandline — Constituency office landline charges OTG Calls & Rental July 2025View source
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Similar claims by other MPs

Other MPs who claimed under “Const Office Tel. Usage/Rental in 2017-18. Browse all Const Office Tel. Usage/Rental claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Andy Burnham

Labour (Co-op)

£2,7882 May 2017Winding up office costs — Telephone network contract
Sir Jeremy Wright

Conservative

£2,5172 May 2017Payment Card May 2017 — BT PAY BY PHONE
Tonia Antoniazzi

Labour

£1,19812 Feb 2018Telephone and Internet — Telephone Internet
Gareth Snell

Labour (Co-op)

£1,17711 Mar 2018Utility Bill March 2018 — BT Telephone Bill
Layla Moran

Liberal Democrat

£97314 Mar 2018Office costs — Telephone and internet costs
Gareth Snell

Labour (Co-op)

£94811 Feb 2018Office Costs Feb 2018 (Phone) — Payment for constituency office phone bill
Ms Stella Creasy

Labour (Co-op)

£90914 Nov 2017BT Bill Nov 2017 — BT PAY BY PHONE
Ms Stella Creasy

Labour (Co-op)

£81121 Feb 2018BT Bill feb 2018, Newspapers — BT PAY BY PHONE
Ms Stella Creasy

Labour (Co-op)

£75923 Aug 2017July/august GPC 2017 — BT PAY BY PHONE
Gareth Snell

Labour (Co-op)

£75019 Oct 2017Office Costs — Second Part of Telephone Bill
Mike Kane

Labour

£7385 May 2017Payment card reconciliation — BT BILL PAYMENT 2
Mary Creagh

Labour

£7086 Nov 2017Payment card Oct/Nov — BT BILL PAYMENT 2

Labour average — 2017-18

£15,464

All-MP average — 2017-18

£15,530

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

  • The Great Run Company /Film Nova - £400.00

    £400
    Registered 10 Sept 2025View source

8. Miscellaneous

  • Member of the Advisory Council, Sea Power Laboratory at the Council on Geostrategy. This is an unpaid role

    Registered 22 Oct 2024View source
  • Patron of NAIRO - National Association of Independent Reviewing Officers. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 22 Oct 2024View source
  • Patron of Forward Assist - a military veterans charity

    Registered 22 Oct 2024View source
  • Unpaid Board Member, Sea Change Cafe, South Shields (Sea Change Cafe is a Community Interest Company)

    Registered 2 Aug 2024View source
  • Attendee of the Royal College of Defence Studies Global Strategy Programme '25

    Registered 2 Aug 2024View source
  • Chair of the Labour Friends of Kosovo group

    Registered 2 Aug 2024View source
  • Deputy Convenor of the Catholic Legislators Network.

    Registered 19 Jul 2017View source
  • A patron of the Every Child Leaving Care Matters organisation.

    Registered 18 Jul 2016View source
  • A patron of the Social Care Worker of the Year Awards.

    Registered 18 Jul 2016View source
  • Honorary member of the Catholic Union.

    Registered 15 Sept 2015View source

Emma Lewell expenses — common questions

How much did Emma Lewell claim in expenses in 2017-18?
Emma Lewell claimed £14,357 in IPSA business costs in 2017-18. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Emma Lewell claim for?
In 2017-18, Emma Lewell's largest published IPSA category was Travel and Subsistence (£6,716). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Emma Lewell'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.