MP Expenses
Katie Lam
Current MP

Katie LamMP expenses

£29,554 IPSA expenses in 2025-26

Conservative · Weald of Kent

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

£4,881

Total claimed — selected period (2025-26)

£29,554

View full itemised claims below

Spend by category — 2025-26

Year-on-year trend

Katie Lam 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 Katie Lam, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2026-27£4,742Office Costs (£4,742)9View claims
2025-26£29,554Office Costs (£27,997)36View claims
2024-25£3,926Travel and Subsistence (£3,926)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.

Itemised claims

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SubcategoryStatusDescriptionSource
Office CostsHospitality£632026-277 May 2026PaidLocal meeting refreshmentsView source
Office CostsBought-in services£2,5002026-2728 Apr 2026PaidComms & Media — Comms supportView source
Office CostsAdvertising and contact cards£1422026-2725 Apr 2026PaidYalding magazineView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1,0082026-277 Apr 2026PaidVIKINGView source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£802026-2724 Mar 2026Paid—View source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£602025-2623 Mar 2026PaidOPENAI CHATGPT SUBSCR [200013613-11941]View source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£902025-2620 Mar 2026Paid—View source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£1222025-2628 Feb 2026PaidOther office equipment — AMAZON [***]View source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£602025-2623 Feb 2026PaidOPENAI CHATGPT SUBSCRView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1382025-265 Feb 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsAdvertising and contact cards£1682026-2730 Jan 2026PaidParish Magazine BenendenView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£602025-2623 Jan 2026PaidOPENAI CHATGPT SUBSCRView source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£1252025-2619 Jan 2026Paid—View source
Office CostsNewspapers, journals, magazines£552025-268 Jan 2026PaidIM SUBS ILIFFE MEDIAView source
Office CostsAdvertising and contact cards£2102025-267 Jan 2026PaidVillage news advertView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£602025-2623 Dec 2025PaidOPENAI CHATGPT SUBSCRView source
Office CostsBought-in services£3,9972025-2628 Nov 2025PaidProfessional & consultancy — Research assistanceView source
Office CostsAdvertising and contact cards£632025-2627 Nov 2025PaidParish Council MagazineView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2222025-2626 Nov 2025PaidVIKINGView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£602025-2623 Nov 2025PaidOPENAI CHATGPT SUBSCRView source
Office CostsAdvertising and contact cards£3,0572025-264 Nov 2025PaidPrinting crime surveyView source
Office CostsPostage & couriers£14,3312025-264 Nov 2025PaidPostage for crime surveyView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£862025-2630 Oct 2025PaidLandline — TELECOM WORLD PLCView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£602025-2623 Oct 2025PaidOPENAI CHATGPT SUBSCRView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1362026-272 Oct 2025PaidBREATHEHR [200013633-325]View source
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Similar claims by other MPs

Other MPs who claimed under “Postage & couriers” in 2025-26. Browse all Postage & couriers claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Michael Payne

Labour

£6,71820 Mar 2026LEAFLET LION [200013613-1573] [200013704-1]
Feryal Clark

Labour

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

Conservative

£5,63813 Aug 2025Postage - MP-Constituent Communication
Sir Nicholas Dakin

Labour

£4,8425 Mar 2026AGA PRINT LTD [200013613-14103]
Bradley Thomas

Conservative

£4,7308 Aug 2025Constituency update leaflet, 08.08.25
Abtisam Mohamed

Labour

£4,60823 Oct 2025Advance Claim - Design Print Distribution Group - Big Conversation Leaflet Delivery
Harpreet Uppal

Labour

£4,45826 Jan 2026THE LABOUR PARTY
Dr Ben Spencer

Conservative

£4,3886 Mar 2026LEAFLETDROP [200013613-7626]
Helena Dollimore

Labour (Co-op)

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

Labour (Co-op)

£4,35024 Mar 2026Stamps
Peter Lamb

Labour

£4,35017 Mar 2026VIKING [200013613-185]
John Lamont

Conservative

£4,34931 Jul 2025Parliamentry update newsletter - postage

Conservative average — 2025-26

£20,327

All-MP average — 2025-26

£20,191

Grants and donations

Donations, sponsorships and loans registered in support of this MP's parliamentary activities — Category 2 of the Register of Members' Financial Interests, distinct from the IPSA expenses above.

Total registered

£33,500

  • Lord (Philip) Harris - £2,500.00

    £2,500
    Registered 15 Sept 2026View source

  • Lord Philip Harris - £2,500.00

    £2,500
    Registered 18 Aug 2026View source

  • Lord Philip Harris - £2,500.00

    £2,500
    Registered 20 Jul 2026View source

  • Selvanayagam Pankayachelvan - £7,000.00

    £7,000
    Registered 23 Jun 2026View source

  • Lord Philip Harris - £5,000.00

    £5,000
    Registered 4 Jun 2026View source

  • Selvanayagam Pankayachelvan - £7,000.00

    £7,000
    Registered 27 Feb 2026View source

  • Selvanayagam Pankayachelvan - £7,000.00

    £7,000
    Registered 20 Nov 2025View source

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.

2. Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP

  • Lord (Philip) Harris - £2,500.00

    £2,500
    Registered 15 Sept 2026View source

  • Lord Philip Harris - £2,500.00

    £2,500
    Registered 18 Aug 2026View source

  • Lord Philip Harris - £2,500.00

    £2,500
    Registered 20 Jul 2026View source

  • Selvanayagam Pankayachelvan - £7,000.00

    £7,000
    Registered 23 Jun 2026View source

  • Lord Philip Harris - £5,000.00

    £5,000
    Registered 4 Jun 2026View source

  • Selvanayagam Pankayachelvan - £7,000.00

    £7,000
    Registered 27 Feb 2026View source

  • Selvanayagam Pankayachelvan - £7,000.00

    £7,000
    Registered 20 Nov 2025View source

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

7. Shareholdings

  • Shares in The Katie Lam Company

    Registered 2 Aug 2024View source

  • Shares in CC Technologies

    Registered 2 Aug 2024View source

8. Miscellaneous

  • Unpaid Director of The Katie Lam Media Company Limited (company number 17388145), a company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 7 August 2026. I am the sole director and a person with significant control.

    Registered 25 Aug 2026View source

  • Governor at Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children in London. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 2 Aug 2024View source

Katie Lam expenses — common questions

How much did Katie Lam claim in expenses in 2025-26?
Katie Lam claimed £29,554 in IPSA business costs in 2025-26. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Katie Lam claim for?
In 2025-26, Katie Lam's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£27,997). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Katie Lam'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.