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
£5,920
Total claimed — selected period (2016-17)
£2,070
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2016-17
Energy & utility comparison
This MP claimed £1,271 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.
This MP claimed £183 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.
This MP claimed £79 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.
This MP claimed £378 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.
This MP claimed £252 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.
This MP claimed £257 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.
This MP claimed £848 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.
This MP claimed £677 for Utilities in 2020-21.
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.
Year-on-year trend
Gareth Thomas 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 | £12,629 | Office Costs (£12,629) | 59 | View claims |
| 2024-25 | £193 | Travel and Subsistence (£193) | 2 | View claims |
| 2023-24 | £26,805 | Office Costs (£26,750) | 139 | View claims |
| 2022-23 | £22,803 | Office Costs (£22,674) | 100 | View claims |
| 2021-22 | £12,630 | Office Costs (£10,640) | 86 | View claims |
| 2020-21 | £21,671 | Office Costs (£21,656) | 91 | View claims |
| 2019-20 | £18,676 | Office Costs (£17,435) | 127 | View claims |
| 2018-19 | £3,569 | Office Costs (£3,517) | 21 | View claims |
| 2017-18 | £1,713 | Office Costs (£1,556) | 14 | View claims |
| 2016-17 | £2,070 | Office Costs (£2,010) | 13 | View claims |
| 2015-16 | £2,207 | Office Costs (£2,202) | 12 | View claims |
| 2014-15 | £3,640 | Office Costs (£2,967) | 18 | View claims |
| 2013-14 | £5,178 | Office Costs (£3,472) | 22 | View claims |
| 2012-13 | £4,204 | Office Costs (£4,189) | 19 | View claims |
| 2011-12 | £6,741 | Office Costs (£6,301) | 26 | View claims |
| 2010-11 | £7,844 | Office Costs (£7,579) | 28 | 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 | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £106 | 2025-26 | 23 Mar 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage | £67 | 2025-26 | 18 Mar 2026 | Paid | Mobile 80% parli usage | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £1,476 | 2025-26 | 28 Feb 2026 | Paid | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £150 | 2025-26 | 27 Feb 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £124 | 2025-26 | 27 Feb 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £150 | 2025-26 | 27 Feb 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage | £67 | 2025-26 | 18 Feb 2026 | Paid | Mobile 80% parli usage | View source |
| Office Costs | Insurance - contents | £227 | 2025-26 | 14 Feb 2026 | Paid | Insurance (75% share) | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £216 | 2025-26 | 14 Feb 2026 | Paid | Internet — Internet (75% share) | View source |
| Office Costs | Utilities | £1,271 | 2025-26 | 14 Feb 2026 | Paid | Not Applicable — Business Rates (75% share) | View source |
| Office Costs | Utilities | £183 | 2025-26 | 14 Feb 2026 | Paid | Electricity — Electricity (75% share) | View source |
| Office Costs | Utilities | £79 | 2025-26 | 14 Feb 2026 | Paid | Gas — Gas (75% share) | View source |
| Office Costs | Utilities | £378 | 2025-26 | 14 Feb 2026 | Paid | Water — Water (75% share) | View source |
| Office Costs | Bought-in services | £250 | 2025-26 | 4 Feb 2026 | Paid | Administrative services — BSL interpreter | View source |
| Office Costs | Cleaning services | £120 | 2025-26 | 27 Jan 2026 | Paid | Cleaner at constituency office x 2 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £150 | 2025-26 | 22 Jan 2026 | Paid | Banner February 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £150 | 2025-26 | 22 Jan 2026 | Paid | Banner February 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £150 | 2025-26 | 22 Jan 2026 | Paid | Banner February 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £118 | 2025-26 | 22 Jan 2026 | Paid | Banner February 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £124 | 2025-26 | 22 Jan 2026 | Paid | Banner February 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | £178 | 2025-26 | 22 Jan 2026 | Paid | SHRED STATION LIMI | View source |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage | £67 | 2025-26 | 18 Jan 2026 | Paid | Mobile 80% parli usage | View source |
| Office Costs | Cleaning services | £120 | 2025-26 | 5 Jan 2026 | Paid | Cleaner constituency office | View source |
| Office Costs | Cleaning services | £120 | 2025-26 | 4 Dec 2025 | Paid | Cleaner constituency office | View source |
| Office Costs | Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | £178 | 2025-26 | 4 Nov 2025 | Paid | SHRED STATION LIMI | View source |
Similar claims by other MPs
Other MPs who claimed under “Business Rates” in 2016-17. Browse all Business Rates claims
| MP | Amount | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Kyle Labour | £7,186 | 9 Jun 2016 | Business Rates — Business rates const. office |
| Debbie Abrahams Labour | £4,235 | 6 May 2016 | Payment Card May 2016 — OMBC TOUCHTONE Government Services-Not Elsewhere Classified |
| Cat Smith Labour | £4,066 | 14 Apr 2016 | Business Rates — Business Rates for constituency office |
| Anna Turley Labour (Co-op) | £3,340 | 19 Apr 2016 | Card payment reconciliation — REDCAR & CLEVELAND CNC - Government Services-Not Elsewhere Classified |
| Andy Slaughter Labour | £3,267 | 17 Mar 2017 | Business Rates — business rates for constituency office |
| Ian Murray Labour | £2,783 | 5 Apr 2016 | OFFICE RATES 2016 — Annual Business Rates |
| Mr Gregory Campbell Democratic Unionist Party | £2,779 | 7 Apr 2016 | Coleraine Office Rates |
| Peter Kyle Labour | £2,314 | 1 Apr 2016 | Const. office rates — proportion of rates |
| Kate Osamor Labour (Co-op) | £2,299 | 25 May 2016 | May Payment Card — BUSINESS RATES |
| Carolyn Harris Labour | £1,811 | 1 Apr 2016 | 2016-17 Office Business Rates — 2016-17 Constituency Office Business Rates |
| Shabana Mahmood Labour | £1,803 | 5 Apr 2016 | Business Rates — National Non-Domestic Rate 2016/17 - Constituency Office |
| Rachel Reeves Labour | £1,714 | 12 Sept 2016 | Rates bill - 12 months — LCC TELEPHONE PAYMENT |
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.
6. Land and property (within or outside the UK)
Residential in Harrow
Registered 27 Jun 2014View source
Gareth Thomas expenses — common questions
- How much did Gareth Thomas claim in expenses in 2016-17?
- Gareth Thomas claimed £2,070 in IPSA business costs in 2016-17. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Gareth Thomas claim for?
- In 2016-17, Gareth Thomas's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£2,010). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Gareth Thomas'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.