MP Expenses
Jim Shannon
Current MP

Jim ShannonMP expenses

£56,527 IPSA expenses in 2017-18

Democratic Unionist Party · Strangford

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

£4,836

Total claimed — selected period (2017-18)

£56,527

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Spend by category — 2017-18

Energy & utility comparison

This MP claimed £214 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 £212 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £182 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £170 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £166 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £412 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 £66 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £120 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £375 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £50 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £253 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £354 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £931 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £180 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £129 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £211 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £176 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £294 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £294 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £333 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £322 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £138 for Utilities in 2022-23.

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This MP claimed £348 for Utilities in 2022-23.

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Year-on-year trend

Jim Shannon 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 Jim Shannon, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2025-26£35,727Accommodation (£23,392)82View claims
2024-25£49,947Travel and Subsistence (£49,947)2View claims
2023-24£74,271Travel and Subsistence (£38,089)100View claims
2022-23£72,082Office Costs (£28,603)99View claims
2021-22£48,647Travel and Subsistence (£20,072)81View claims
2020-21£63,403Office Costs (£25,907)105View claims
2019-20£65,763Travel and Subsistence (£28,101)100View claims
2018-19£49,265Travel and Subsistence (£42,537)23View claims
2017-18£56,527Travel and Subsistence (£50,264)23View claims
2016-17£34,133Travel and Subsistence (£32,967)19View claims
2015-16£47,001Travel and Subsistence (£42,980)23View claims
2014-15£54,412Travel and Subsistence (£51,459)20View claims
2013-14£37,219Travel and Subsistence (£37,966)20View claims
2012-13£30,636Travel and Subsistence (£24,578)17View claims
2011-12£29,494Travel and Subsistence (£26,968)12View claims
2010-11£19,925Travel and Subsistence (£17,789)8View 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.

SubcategoryStatusDescriptionSource
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£562025-2627 Feb 2026PaidInternet — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsParking£722025-2627 Feb 2026PaidView source
Office CostsUtilities£2142025-2627 Feb 2026PaidElectricity — SSE AIRTRICITYView source
AccommodationHotel - London£6602025-2624 Feb 2026Paid[***][***][***]View source
AccommodationHotel - London£6602025-269 Feb 2026Paid[***][***][***]View source
AccommodationHotel - London£6602025-265 Feb 2026Paid[***][***][***]View source
AccommodationHotel - London£5972025-2626 Jan 2026Paid[***][***][***]View source
AccommodationHotel - London£5972025-2619 Jan 2026Paid[***][***][***]View source
AccommodationHotel - London£6602025-2615 Jan 2026Paid[***][***][***]View source
AccommodationHotel - London£6602025-268 Jan 2026Paid[***][***][***]View source
Office CostsUtilities£1062025-2631 Dec 2025PaidElectricity — SSE AIRTRICITYView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£2832025-2619 Dec 2025PaidLandline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
AccommodationHotel - London£6602025-2618 Dec 2025Paid[***][***][***]View source
Office CostsHospitality£2132025-2618 Dec 2025PaidROMASView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£562025-2612 Dec 2025PaidInternet — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
AccommodationHotel - London£6602025-2611 Dec 2025Paid[***][***][***]View source
AccommodationHotel - London£6602025-264 Dec 2025Paid[***][***][***]View source
AccommodationHotel - London£2202025-264 Dec 2025Paid[***][***][***]View source
AccommodationHotel - London£6602025-2625 Nov 2025Paid[***][***][***]View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£562025-2624 Nov 2025PaidInternet — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£2862025-2624 Nov 2025PaidLandline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsUtilities£2122025-2624 Nov 2025PaidElectricity — SSE AIRTRICITYView source
AccommodationHotel - London£6602025-2620 Nov 2025Paid[***][***][***]View source
AccommodationHotel - London£6602025-2613 Nov 2025Paid[***][***][***]View source
AccommodationHotel - London£2202025-266 Nov 2025Paid[***][***][***]View 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
Gavin Robinson

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£3,22411 Jul 2017Office Rates — Rates for Cnstituency Office
Debbie Abrahams

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£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

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

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

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

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£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.

4. Visits outside the UK

  • International visit to Iraq between 15 February 2026 and 20 February 2026

    £848
    Registered 5 Mar 2026View source

6. Land and property (within or outside the UK)

Jim Shannon expenses — common questions

How much did Jim Shannon claim in expenses in 2017-18?
Jim Shannon claimed £56,527 in IPSA business costs in 2017-18. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Jim Shannon claim for?
In 2017-18, Jim Shannon's largest published IPSA category was Travel and Subsistence (£50,264). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Jim Shannon'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.