MP Expenses
Jess Phillips
Current MP

Jess PhillipsMP expenses

£41,680 IPSA expenses in 2015-16

Labour · Birmingham Yardley

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

£4,939

Total claimed — selected period (2015-16)

£41,680

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Spend by category — 2015-16

Energy & utility comparison

This MP claimed £148 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £147 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £116 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £149 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £126 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £200 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £137 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £183 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £81 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £88 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £110 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £138 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £81 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 £64 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £106 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £60 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £195 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £102 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 £168 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £56 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £88 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £61 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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

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Year-on-year trend

Jess Phillips 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 Jess Phillips, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2026-27£276Office Costs (£276)4View claims
2025-26£18,601Office Costs (£15,143)104View claims
2024-25£11,929Travel and Subsistence (£11,497)4View claims
2023-24£81,659Accommodation (£34,119)222View claims
2022-23£70,209Accommodation (£27,921)174View claims
2021-22£37,681Office Costs (£16,167)154View claims
2020-21£66,379Office Costs (£28,606)138View claims
2019-20£60,136Office Costs (£23,741)126View claims
2018-19£19,145Staffing (£9,344)42View claims
2017-18£18,510Office Costs (£7,874)35View claims
2016-17£15,098Office Costs (£6,992)51View claims
2015-16£41,680Staffing (£25,165)64View 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 CostsWaste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection£1142026-2719 May 2026PaidRLS [***] Invoice document/confidential wasteView source
Office CostsCleaning services£542026-2730 Apr 2026Paid[***] Invoice Monthly Constituency Office CleanView source
Office CostsWaste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection£542026-2728 Apr 2026PaidRight Let´s Shred Waste collection and disposal [***]View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£642025-2630 Mar 2026PaidLandline & internet package — VONAGE [200013613-2121]View source
Office CostsUtilities£1482025-2625 Mar 2026PaidElectricity — BRITISH GAS [200013613-785]View source
Office CostsUtilities£1472025-2625 Mar 2026PaidGas — BRITISH GAS [200013613-784]View source
Office CostsTranslation services - other languages£1192025-2623 Mar 2026PaidWWW.GLOBALVOICES.CO.UK [200013613-3762]View source
Office CostsEquipment - hire£2532025-2617 Mar 2026PaidPrinter, photocopier & scanner — SHARP BUSINESS SYSTEMS [200013613-7956]View source
Office CostsTranslation services - other languages£1192025-2617 Mar 2026PaidWWW.GLOBALVOICES.CO.UK [200013613-7957]View source
Office CostsWebsite hosting and design£722025-2613 Mar 2026PaidDNH 123REG [***] [200013613-3480]View source
AccommodationUtilities£1162025-2612 Mar 2026PaidDual Fuel — UW (UTILITY WAREHOUSE) [200013613-7879]View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£2602025-2610 Mar 2026PaidLandline & internet package — SOUTHERN COMMUNICATION [200013613-14167]View source
AccommodationUtilities£1492025-263 Mar 2026PaidDual Fuel — UW (UTILITY WAREHOUSE) [200013613-15139]View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£642025-2628 Feb 2026PaidLandline & internet package — VONAGEView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4732025-2625 Feb 2026PaidAMAZON [***] [200013624-539]View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£3022025-2610 Feb 2026PaidLandline & internet package — SOUTHERN COMMUNICATION [200013624-1569]View source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£602025-265 Feb 2026PaidSundries — AMAZON [***] [200013624-1936]View source
Office CostsUtilities£1262025-263 Feb 2026PaidElectricity — BRITISH GASView source
Office CostsUtilities£2002025-263 Feb 2026PaidGas — BRITISH GASView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£642025-2630 Jan 2026PaidLandline & internet package — VONAGEView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2702025-2628 Jan 2026PaidAMAZON [***]View source
Office CostsTranslation services - other languages£1192025-2628 Jan 2026PaidWWW.GLOBALVOICES.CO.UKView source
AccommodationUtilities£1372025-2627 Jan 2026PaidDual Fuel — UW (UTILITY WAREHOUSE)View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2002025-2627 Jan 2026PaidAMZNMKTPLACE [***]View source
Office CostsWaste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection£542026-2720 Jan 2026PaidConfidential disposal of documentsView source
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Similar claims by other MPs

Other MPs who claimed under “Professional Services (Staff.)” in 2015-16. Browse all Professional Services (Staff.) claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Liam Byrne

Labour

£8,40031 Mar 2016Digital Democracy Hodge Hill — Consultancy and the design and development of a consultative website for Birmingham Hodge Hill during March 2016
Louise Haigh

Labour

£4,33522 Feb 2016Professional Services — invoice - bought-in professional services
Kevin Hollinrake

Conservative

£3,96022 Mar 2016160410 Staffing — Maypole Media
Sir Iain Duncan Smith

Conservative

£3,53229 Oct 2015Services of pooled staff — Member of staff in constituency office
Clive Lewis

Labour

£3,3719 Oct 2015Parrott Consultancy June - Sep — Professional Services related to Parliamentary duties
Kevin Hollinrake

Conservative

£3,24031 Dec 2015160122 Staffing — Maypole Media
Matthew Pennycook

Labour

£3,00020 Mar 2016Office Support 2016 — IPSA TO PAY IN ADVANCE: Office communications training and support Jan - March 2016 (total 6 days)
Louise Haigh

Labour

£2,89024 Mar 2016Professional services — invoice - bought-in professional services
Clive Lewis

Labour

£2,8902 Mar 2016Parrott Consultancy — Professional Services related to Parliamentary duties
Louise Haigh

Labour

£2,8906 Nov 2015Professional services — Invoice - brought-in professional services
Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat

£2,6405 Feb 2016staffing assistance — article writing and press release
Dame Siobhain McDonagh

Labour

£2,50029 Feb 2016Bought in Office Manager Q4 — Bought in office manager for fourth quarter jan to march 16

Labour average — 2015-16

£18,429

All-MP average — 2015-16

£17,321

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.

1. Employment and earnings

1.1. Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments

  • Payment received on 30 September 2026 - £3,280.00

    £3,280
    Registered 7 Oct 2026View source

  • Payment received on 11 September 2026 - £820.00

    £820
    Registered 7 Oct 2026View source

  • Payment received on 01 August 2026 - £1,640.00

    £1,640
    Registered 27 Aug 2026View source

  • Payment received on 25 August 2026 - £1,000.00

    £1,000
    Registered 26 Aug 2026View source

  • Payment received on 12 February 2026 - £365.92

    £366
    Registered 13 Feb 2026View source

  • Payment received on 16 October 2025 - £600.00

    £600
    Registered 29 Oct 2025View source

  • Payment received on 16 October 2025 - £600.00

    £600
    Registered 16 Oct 2025View source

  • Payment received on 31 July 2025 - £12,300.00

    £12,300
    Registered 20 Aug 2025View source

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

  • Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre - £204.00

    £204
    Registered 6 Nov 2025View source

  • Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre - £298.00

    £298
    Registered 6 Nov 2025View source

  • Seabright Live Ltd - £362.00

    £362
    Registered 20 Aug 2025View source

  • Live Nation Ltd - £565.00

    £565
    Registered 22 Jul 2025View source

8. Miscellaneous

  • A director of Birmingham Museums Trust which manages Birmingham Museums including a site in my constituency. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 18 Sept 2023View source

  • A trustee of the Stacy Wanjiku Welfare Trust. Having raised money for the education and welfare of Stacey Wanjiru I am a trustee of the fund. Stacey is the daughter of Agnes Wanjiru a Kenyan woman murdered in 2012 in a case linked to British Armed Forces. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 24 Mar 2022View source

Jess Phillips expenses — common questions

How much did Jess Phillips claim in expenses in 2015-16?
Jess Phillips claimed £41,680 in IPSA business costs in 2015-16. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Jess Phillips claim for?
In 2015-16, Jess Phillips's largest published IPSA category was Staffing (£25,165). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Jess Phillips'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.