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
£11,316
Total claimed — selected period (2016-17)
£21,729
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2016-17
Energy & utility comparison
This MP claimed £133 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 £151 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 £221 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 £86 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 £715 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 £151 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 £53 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 £151 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 £142 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 £151 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 £126 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 £151 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 £323 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 £151 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 £151 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 £259 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 £223 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 £68 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 £151 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 £60 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 £151 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 £62 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 £225 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 £151 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 £66 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
Ian Murray 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 | £27,139 | Office Costs (£20,744) | 78 | View claims |
| 2024-25 | £27,042 | Travel and Subsistence (£27,042) | 2 | View claims |
| 2023-24 | £61,493 | Office Costs (£28,956) | 162 | View claims |
| 2022-23 | £56,348 | Office Costs (£24,835) | 146 | View claims |
| 2021-22 | £57,799 | Office Costs (£26,831) | 152 | View claims |
| 2020-21 | £53,122 | Office Costs (£21,758) | 124 | View claims |
| 2019-20 | £69,332 | Office Costs (£24,227) | 153 | View claims |
| 2018-19 | £32,392 | Travel and Subsistence (£12,612) | 82 | View claims |
| 2017-18 | £26,578 | Travel and Subsistence (£12,447) | 62 | View claims |
| 2016-17 | £21,729 | Travel and Subsistence (£12,557) | 49 | View claims |
| 2015-16 | £19,582 | Travel and Subsistence (£10,777) | 39 | View claims |
| 2014-15 | £16,925 | Travel and Subsistence (£8,710) | 33 | View claims |
| 2013-14 | £15,795 | Travel and Subsistence (£10,933) | 25 | View claims |
| 2012-13 | £21,631 | Travel and Subsistence (£12,112) | 28 | View claims |
| 2011-12 | £15,586 | Travel and Subsistence (£11,009) | 33 | View claims |
| 2010-11 | £35,756 | Accommodation (£16,506) | 45 | 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 | Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | £2,136 | 2025-26 | 27 Mar 2026 | Paid | repair and maintenance of electrics and wiring (50%) | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £204 | 2025-26 | 25 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £204 | 2025-26 | 23 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £141 | 2025-26 | 23 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £166 | 2025-26 | 23 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £244 | 2025-26 | 17 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £244 | 2025-26 | 17 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £204 | 2025-26 | 17 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £244 | 2025-26 | 17 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Accommodation | Utilities | £133 | 2025-26 | 13 Mar 2026 | Paid | Dual Fuel — february 26 london accommodation | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase | £237 | 2025-26 | 9 Mar 2026 | Paid | Landline & internet package — BT landlines and broadband - constituency office | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £66 | 2025-26 | 22 Feb 2026 | Paid | ADOBE | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase | £129 | 2025-26 | 19 Feb 2026 | Paid | Not Applicable — wifi boosters for home office. | View source |
| Office Costs | Postage & couriers | £2,708 | 2025-26 | 9 Feb 2026 | Paid | delivery by Royal Mail of 36,000 IPSA approved MP reports | View source |
| Accommodation | Utilities | £151 | 2025-26 | 6 Feb 2026 | Paid | Dual Fuel — utrilities for jan | View source |
| Office Costs | Advertising and contact cards | £2,623 | 2025-26 | 6 Feb 2026 | Paid | AGA PRINT LTD | View source |
| Office Costs | Utilities | £221 | 2025-26 | 3 Feb 2026 | Paid | Water — water bill | View source |
| Office Costs | Utilities | £86 | 2025-26 | 2 Feb 2026 | Paid | Electricity — office electric for jan 26 | View source |
| Accommodation | Utilities | £715 | 2025-26 | 1 Feb 2026 | Paid | Water — annual water bill 26-27 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £82 | 2025-26 | 30 Jan 2026 | Paid | XMA February 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £110 | 2025-26 | 30 Jan 2026 | Paid | XMA February 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £66 | 2025-26 | 22 Jan 2026 | Paid | ADOBE | View source |
| Accommodation | Utilities | £151 | 2025-26 | 13 Jan 2026 | Paid | Dual Fuel — utilities for london accommodatio | View source |
| Office Costs | Utilities | £53 | 2025-26 | 2 Jan 2026 | Paid | Electricity — electricity for offie for dec 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £66 | 2025-26 | 22 Dec 2025 | Paid | ADOBE | 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 |
| 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 |
| Tom Tugendhat Conservative | £1,549 | 19 Apr 2016 | Business rates — Business rates on office |
Labour average — 2016-17
£19,015
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)
Property in Edinburgh
Registered 18 Oct 2019View source
7. Shareholdings
Shares in 100MPH Events Limited (dormant)
8. Miscellaneous
Trustee of the Royal Observatory Trust. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 2 Aug 2023View sourceTrustee of McRaes Batallion Trust. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 2 Aug 2023View sourceDirector of IM Campaigns Ltd (dormant). This is an unpaid role.
Registered 31 Jul 2023View sourceDirector of 100MPH Events Limited (dormant). This is an unpaid role.
Registered 31 Jul 2023View sourceDirector of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (United Kingdom).
Registered 31 Jul 2023View source
Ian Murray expenses — common questions
- How much did Ian Murray claim in expenses in 2016-17?
- Ian Murray claimed £21,729 in IPSA business costs in 2016-17. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Ian Murray claim for?
- In 2016-17, Ian Murray's largest published IPSA category was Travel and Subsistence (£12,557). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Ian Murray'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.