MP Expenses
Katie Lam
Current MP

Katie LamMP expenses

£4,742 IPSA expenses in 2026-27

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 (2026-27)

£4,742

View full itemised claims below

Spend by category — 2026-27

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 “Bought-in services” in 2026-27. Browse all Bought-in services claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Kate Osborne

Labour

£5,40031 Mar 2026Professional & consultancy — Advisory and Consultancy Services work for Kate Osborne MP - Parliamentary work including press, research, and Social Media work.
Tulip Siddiq

Labour

£5,28018 May 2026Comms & Media — Constituency media support
Ms Julie Minns

Labour

£5,2615 May 2026Comms & Media — Communications support
Emily Darlington

Labour

£4,90013 Mar 2026Comms & Media — Comms support
Claire Hanna

Social Democratic & Labour Party

£4,50024 Mar 2026Professional & consultancy — Support with research for communications and messaging to constituents [200013609-429]
Ian Lavery

Labour

£4,32031 Mar 2026Comms & Media — Managing social media and developing comms
Patrick Hurley

Labour

£4,00015 Mar 2026Comms & Media — Video content for March, working alongside Comms Assistant to provide training and support
Tristan Osborne

Labour

£3,33811 May 2026Professional & consultancy — Support with HR appeal process
Liam Byrne

Labour

£3,08328 Apr 2026Administrative services — Sarina Invoice - Community Engagement - April
Sarah Bool

Conservative

£3,00028 Apr 2026Comms & Media — Barnett Creative
Leigh Ingham

Labour

£3,00026 Feb 2026Professional & consultancy — Supporting the office of Leigh Ingham MP to plan a politics summer school for young people aged 16-18 in the Staffordshire constituency. Includes all aspects of project management, including planning delivery schedules, developing activities and resources [200013755-1]
Rachel Blake

Labour (Co-op)

£2,7801 May 2026Comms & Media — DB invoice April - Comms and Policy support

Conservative average — 2026-27

£3,071

All-MP average — 2026-27

£3,007

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 2026-27?
Katie Lam claimed £4,742 in IPSA business costs in 2026-27. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Katie Lam claim for?
In 2026-27, Katie Lam's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£4,742). 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.