MP Expenses
John Cooper
Current MP

John CooperMP expenses

£19,408 IPSA expenses in 2025-26

Conservative · Dumfries and Galloway

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

£4,417

Total claimed — selected period (2025-26)

£19,408

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Spend by category — 2025-26

Energy & utility comparison

This MP claimed £531 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £431 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £54 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £54 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £526 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £52 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £262 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £54 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £77 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £970 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £52 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £54 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £54 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £122 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £305 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £52 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £135 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 £54 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £52 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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Year-on-year trend

John Cooper 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 John Cooper, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2025-26£19,408Office Costs (£16,611)69View claims
2024-25£46,820Travel and Subsistence (£46,820)2View 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 CostsStationery & printing£4082025-2611 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4082025-266 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4082025-266 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£3322025-266 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2122025-2627 Feb 2026PaidMERLIN OFFICEView source
Office CostsMaintenance, Redecorations & Repairs£502025-2625 Feb 2026PaidWHITE STAR COMPUTERSView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1792025-2620 Feb 2026PaidLandline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsPostage & couriers£1202025-2618 Feb 2026PaidRM ONLINE INVOICE PAYMView source
Office CostsUtilities£5312025-262 Feb 2026PaidElectricity — EDF UK CARD PAYMENTSView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1792025-2621 Jan 2026PaidLandline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
StaffingTraining - staff£5942025-2619 Jan 2026PaidCAUSEWAYCREATIVE.CO.UKView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£632025-2612 Jan 2026PaidOffice furniture — INTERIOR GOODS DIRECTView source
StaffingTraining - staff£1502025-266 Jan 2026PaidELECTED TECHNOLOGIESView source
StaffingTraining - staff£1502025-266 Jan 2026PaidELECTED TECHNOLOGIESView source
StaffingTraining - staff£1502025-266 Jan 2026PaidELECTED TECHNOLOGIESView source
Office CostsUtilities£4312025-266 Jan 2026PaidElectricity — EDF UK CARD PAYMENTSView source
Office CostsUtilities£542025-266 Jan 2026PaidWater — CLEAR BUSINESSView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1802025-2624 Dec 2025PaidLandline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsUtilities£542025-265 Dec 2025PaidWater — CLEAR BUSINESSView source
Office CostsUtilities£5262025-262 Dec 2025PaidElectricity — EDF UK CARD PAYMENTSView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£4452025-2628 Nov 2025PaidOther office equipment — WWW.DJI.COMView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1802025-2621 Nov 2025PaidLandline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsUtilities£522025-267 Nov 2025PaidWater — CLEAR BUSINESSView source
Office CostsUtilities£2622025-264 Nov 2025PaidElectricity — EDF UK CARD PAYMENTSView source
MiscellaneousHotel - London£2782025-2623 Oct 2025PaidMove 60318092:5 [***] to contingency - IPSA errorView source
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£14,3314 Nov 2025Postage for crime survey
Feryal Clark

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£5,7609 Mar 2026Cost for delivery of 48,000 leaflets to each property
Alan Mak

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£5,63813 Aug 2025Postage - MP-Constituent Communication
Bradley Thomas

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£4,7308 Aug 2025Constituency update leaflet, 08.08.25
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£4,60823 Oct 2025Advance Claim - Design Print Distribution Group - Big Conversation Leaflet Delivery
Harpreet Uppal

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£4,45826 Jan 2026THE LABOUR PARTY
Helena Dollimore

Labour (Co-op)

£4,38112 Jan 2026Correspondence with constituents
Dame Meg Hillier

Labour (Co-op)

£4,35024 Mar 2026Stamps
John Lamont

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£4,34931 Jul 2025Parliamentry update newsletter - postage
Dr Simon Opher

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£4,16219 Nov 2025SQ DEXTERITY MARKETIN
Sarah Russell

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£4,12910 Nov 2025ROYAL MAIL DOOR TO DOO
Shaun Davies

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£4,04118 Sept 2025Annual Report

Conservative average — 2025-26

£18,657

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.

4. Visits outside the UK

  • International visit to Italy between 17 April 2026 and 19 April 2026

    £902
    Registered 30 Apr 2026View source
  • International visit to Taiwan between 27 September 2025 and 03 October 2025

    £5,807
    Registered 13 Oct 2025View source

John Cooper expenses — common questions

How much did John Cooper claim in expenses in 2025-26?
John Cooper claimed £19,408 in IPSA business costs in 2025-26. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did John Cooper claim for?
In 2025-26, John Cooper's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£16,611). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does John Cooper'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.