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
£3,891
Total claimed — selected period (2025-26)
£26,955
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2025-26
Energy & utility comparison
This MP claimed £700 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 £345 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 £377 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 £305 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 £193 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 £168 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 £176 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 £173 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 £186 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 £309 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.
Year-on-year trend
Gen Kitchen 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 | £26,955 | Office Costs (£16,514) | 91 | View claims |
| 2024-25 | £14,371 | Travel and Subsistence (£14,371) | 2 | 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 | Hospitality | £73 | 2025-26 | 30 Mar 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £147 | 2025-26 | 27 Mar 2026 | Paid | Office furniture — Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £132 | 2025-26 | 27 Mar 2026 | Paid | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories — Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £154 | 2025-26 | 20 Mar 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £153 | 2025-26 | 20 Mar 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £50 | 2025-26 | 10 Mar 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Website hosting and design | £999 | 2025-26 | 25 Feb 2026 | Paid | website design and build for genkitchen.co.uk | View source |
| Office Costs | Utilities | £700 | 2025-26 | 25 Feb 2026 | Paid | Electricity — UW (UTILITY WAREHOUSE) | View source |
| Office Costs | Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | £109 | 2025-26 | 19 Feb 2026 | Paid | WWW.SHREDDINGCO.CO.UK | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £98 | 2025-26 | 10 Feb 2026 | Paid | Other office equipment — Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £90 | 2025-26 | 17 Jan 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Utilities | £345 | 2025-26 | 14 Jan 2026 | Paid | Electricity — UW (UTILITY WAREHOUSE) | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £154 | 2025-26 | 13 Jan 2026 | Paid | Banner February 2026 | View source |
| Accommodation | Hotel - London | £687 | 2025-26 | 12 Jan 2026 | Paid | [***][***][***] | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £75 | 2025-26 | 19 Dec 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £75 | 2025-26 | 19 Dec 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £75 | 2025-26 | 19 Dec 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £75 | 2025-26 | 19 Dec 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Accommodation | Hotel - London | £199 | 2025-26 | 17 Dec 2025 | Paid | [***][***][***] | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £204 | 2025-26 | 17 Dec 2025 | Paid | XMA January 2026 | View source |
| Accommodation | Hotel - London | £398 | 2025-26 | 16 Dec 2025 | Paid | [***][***][***] | View source |
| Office Costs | Utilities | £377 | 2025-26 | 10 Dec 2025 | Paid | Electricity — UW (UTILITY WAREHOUSE) | View source |
| Accommodation | Hotel - London | £597 | 2025-26 | 9 Dec 2025 | Paid | [***][***][***] | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £332 | 2025-26 | 5 Dec 2025 | Paid | XMA January 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £204 | 2025-26 | 5 Dec 2025 | Paid | XMA January 2026 | View source |
Similar claims by other MPs
Other MPs who claimed under “Hotel - London” in 2025-26. Browse all Hotel - London claims
| MP | Amount | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Zubir Ahmed Labour | £4,840 | 21 Jun 2025 | Accommodation london 28 night block booking [***] [***] |
| Dr Zubir Ahmed Labour | £3,615 | 27 May 2025 | Accommodation london 25 night block booking [***] [***] |
| Dr Zubir Ahmed Labour | £3,490 | 29 Apr 2025 | Accommodation london 30 night block booking |
| Dr Zubir Ahmed Labour | £3,230 | 27 Mar 2025 | airbnb block booking for 29 nights |
| Esther McVey Conservative | £2,947 | 11 Nov 2025 | [***][***][***] |
| Esther McVey Conservative | £2,947 | 2 Aug 2025 | [***][***][***] |
| Esther McVey Conservative | £2,947 | 9 Jun 2025 | [***][***][***] |
| Esther McVey Conservative | £2,947 | 3 Apr 2025 | [***][***][***] |
| Esther McVey Conservative | £2,884 | 6 Feb 2026 | [***][***][***] |
| Esther McVey Conservative | £2,852 | 8 Dec 2025 | [***][***][***] |
| Esther McVey Conservative | £2,852 | 10 Oct 2025 | [***][***][***] |
| Esther McVey Conservative | £2,852 | 3 Jul 2025 | [***][***][***] |
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.
No registered financial interests found for this MP.
Gen Kitchen expenses — common questions
- How much did Gen Kitchen claim in expenses in 2025-26?
- Gen Kitchen claimed £26,955 in IPSA business costs in 2025-26. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Gen Kitchen claim for?
- In 2025-26, Gen Kitchen's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£16,514). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Gen Kitchen'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.