MP Expenses
Gavin Robinson
Current MP

Gavin RobinsonMP expenses

£20,154 IPSA expenses in 2017-18

Democratic Unionist Party · Belfast 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

£2,668

Total claimed — selected period (2017-18)

£20,154

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Spend by category — 2017-18

Energy & utility comparison

This MP claimed £111 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £430 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £485 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £55 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £131 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £175 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £89 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £436 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £80 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £67 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £78 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 £309 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £79 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £97 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £172 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £85 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £497 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £82 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £51 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £85 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £501 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £224 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 £404 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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Year-on-year trend

Gavin Robinson 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 Gavin Robinson, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2025-26£18,684Office Costs (£15,337)70View claims
2024-25£54,678Travel and Subsistence (£54,678)2View claims
2023-24£65,018Office Costs (£22,483)141View claims
2022-23£65,879Accommodation (£23,439)110View claims
2021-22£46,831Accommodation (£21,009)94View claims
2020-21£50,342Accommodation (£21,046)86View claims
2019-20£59,176Travel and Subsistence (£20,519)133View claims
2018-19£26,710Travel and Subsistence (£20,085)14View claims
2017-18£20,154Travel and Subsistence (£13,083)14View claims
2016-17£32,976Travel and Subsistence (£28,759)21View claims
2015-16£27,381Travel and Subsistence (£18,248)10View 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 CostsStationery & printing£2042025-265 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2042025-2627 Feb 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2042025-2621 Feb 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1662025-2620 Feb 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
AccommodationUtilities£1112025-2618 Feb 2026PaidElectricity — EDF UK CARD PAYMENTSView source
Office CostsMaintenance, Redecorations & Repairs£1442025-2618 Feb 2026PaidSQ SOLV MAINTENANCE LView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£792025-2613 Feb 2026PaidLandline — RADIUS CONNECT LTDView source
Office CostsCleaning services£1152025-2612 Feb 2026Paid[***][***][***]View source
Office CostsUtilities£4302025-2610 Feb 2026PaidElectricity — POWER NI DOMESTIC MOTOView source
Office CostsUtilities£4852025-263 Feb 2026PaidGas — SSE AIRTRICITY GASView source
Office CostsCleaning services£862025-2623 Jan 2026Paid[***][***][***]View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£792025-2623 Jan 2026PaidLandline — RADIUS CONNECT LTDView source
AccommodationUtilities£552025-2620 Jan 2026PaidElectricity — EDF UK CARD PAYMENTSView source
AccommodationUtilities£1312025-265 Jan 2026PaidElectricity — EDF UK CARD PAYMENTSView source
Office CostsUtilities£1752025-265 Jan 2026PaidWater — NI WATER LIMITEDView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£862025-2619 Dec 2025PaidLandline — RADIUS CONNECT LTDView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1,4762025-2618 Dec 2025PaidELECTED TECHNOLOGIESView source
Office CostsCleaning services£1152025-264 Dec 2025Paid[***] [***]View source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£2632025-263 Dec 2025PaidILLUSTRATORView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£742025-262 Dec 2025PaidFINCHMERE OFFICE EQUIPView source
Office CostsCleaning services£1432025-2621 Nov 2025Paid[***] [***]View source
AccommodationUtilities£892025-2618 Nov 2025PaidElectricity — EDF UK CARD PAYMENTSView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£792025-2614 Nov 2025PaidLandline — RADIUS CONNECT LTDView source
Office CostsUtilities£4362025-2613 Nov 2025PaidElectricity — POWER NI DOMESTIC MOTOView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£4032025-267 Nov 2025PaidOther office equipment — ARGOSView source
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Other MPs who claimed under “Business Rates” in 2017-18. Browse all Business Rates claims

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Peter Kyle

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£5,83210 Apr 2017Business Rates — 17-18 business rates
Sir Lindsay Hoyle

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£4,80028 Mar 2018Constituency Office Costs — Constituencey Office Service Charges
Jim Shannon

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£3,0809 Oct 2017Rates Bill — Advance to pay bill
Debbie Abrahams

Labour

£2,88726 Feb 2018Payment Card - Feb 2018 — OMBC TOUCHTONE
Carolyn Harris

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£1,86322 Mar 2018March 2018 IPSA Card Charges — CITY & COUNTY OF S
Carolyn Harris

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£1,1161 Jul 20172017 Office Business Rates — 2017 Remaining 6 Months Business Rates
Mr Gregory Campbell

Democratic Unionist Party

£1,06519 Jun 2017Office Rates Lvdy /Craine — Office Rates Limavady
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

Labour

£1,0125 Mar 2018March/April Costs — Business Rates Bill @ 75%
Jessica Morden

Labour

£9796 Apr 2017travelcard — NEWPORT C/C INTERNET
Jo Stevens

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£80020 Oct 2017Payment card Oct 2017 — CARDIFF COUNCIL EPAY
Steve Barclay

Conservative

£78131 Mar 2018Business Rates 2016-17,2017-18 — 01.04.17 - 01.04.2018 Business Rates
Anna McMorrin

Labour

£7539 Jan 2018January Payment Card — CARDIFF COUNCIL EPAY

Democratic Unionist Party average — 2017-18

£46,000

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

  • Belfast City Airport - £1,140.00

    £1,140
    Registered 29 Jul 2025View source

4. Visits outside the UK

  • International visit to Isle of Man between 05 July 2026 and 07 July 2026

    £643
    Registered 23 Jul 2026View source

8. Miscellaneous

  • Director of EastSide Partnership, which is a broad-based social partnership with community, statutory, political and business members who are dedicated to the regeneration of East Belfast. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 6 Aug 2019View source

  • Chair of EastSide Tourism Ltd, which promotes East Belfast as a tourist destination. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 6 Aug 2019View source

9. Family members employed

Gavin Robinson expenses — common questions

How much did Gavin Robinson claim in expenses in 2017-18?
Gavin Robinson claimed £20,154 in IPSA business costs in 2017-18. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Gavin Robinson claim for?
In 2017-18, Gavin Robinson's largest published IPSA category was Travel and Subsistence (£13,083). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Gavin Robinson'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.