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
£6,483
Total claimed — selected period (2025-26)
£17,144
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2025-26
Energy & utility comparison
This MP claimed £370 for Utilities in 2025-26.
Note: MP expenses may cover multiple properties (e.g. constituency home and Westminster accommodation) and may include office or staff-related costs depending on IPSA's categorisation. Figures are shown as published by IPSA without interpretation.
Year-on-year trend
Lewis Atkinson 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.
| Financial year | Published total | Largest published category | Records held | Open year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | £17,144 | Office Costs (£15,419) | 76 | View claims |
| 2024-25 | £22,181 | Travel and Subsistence (£22,181) | 2 | View 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
Download all claims (CSV)| Subcategory | Status | Description | Source | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | Training - staff | £3,500 | 2025-26 | 31 Mar 2026 | Paid | Casework review, AI Training & AI Tookit & Set-up | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £775 | 2025-26 | 26 Mar 2026 | Paid | Ink cartridge X 4 | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £57 | 2025-26 | 1 Mar 2026 | Paid | ADOBE ADOBE | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £122 | 2025-26 | 26 Feb 2026 | Paid | Landline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILL | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £125 | 2025-26 | 19 Feb 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £96 | 2025-26 | 19 Feb 2026 | Paid | AMAZON [***] | View source |
| Office Costs | Cleaning services | £115 | 2025-26 | 18 Feb 2026 | Paid | SUNDERLAND CC | View source |
| Office Costs | Cleaning services | £57 | 2025-26 | 18 Feb 2026 | Paid | SUNDERLAND CC | View source |
| Office Costs | Cleaning services | £57 | 2025-26 | 17 Feb 2026 | Paid | SUNDERLAND CC | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £168 | 2025-26 | 11 Feb 2026 | Paid | Cartridge from Toner Graphics Ltd | View source |
| Office Costs | Cleaning services | £57 | 2025-26 | 10 Feb 2026 | Paid | SUNDERLAND CC | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £150 | 2025-26 | 9 Feb 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £122 | 2025-26 | 6 Feb 2026 | Paid | Landline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILL | View source |
| Office Costs | Advertising and contact cards | £168 | 2025-26 | 3 Feb 2026 | Paid | PRONTA PRINT | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £68 | 2025-26 | 2 Feb 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £57 | 2025-26 | 1 Feb 2026 | Paid | ADOBE ADOBE | View source |
| Office Costs | Hospitality | £51 | 2025-26 | 29 Jan 2026 | Paid | WM MORRISONS STORE | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase | £163 | 2025-26 | 28 Jan 2026 | Paid | Landline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILL | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £150 | 2025-26 | 20 Jan 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Training - staff | £366 | 2025-26 | 15 Jan 2026 | Paid | ST JOHN AMBULANCE | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £57 | 2025-26 | 1 Jan 2026 | Paid | ADOBE ADOBE | View source |
| Office Costs | Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | £120 | 2025-26 | 19 Dec 2025 | Paid | RESTORE DATASHRED | View source |
| Office Costs | Postage & couriers | £261 | 2025-26 | 16 Dec 2025 | Paid | POST OFFICE COUNTER | View source |
| Office Costs | Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | £120 | 2025-26 | 10 Dec 2025 | Paid | RESTORE DATASHRED | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £57 | 2025-26 | 1 Dec 2025 | Paid | ADOBE ADOBE | View source |
Similar claims by other MPs
Other MPs who claimed under “Training - staff” in 2025-26. Browse all Training - staff claims
| MP | Amount | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Reed Conservative | £3,200 | 19 Feb 2026 | Team training |
| Darren Paffey Labour | £2,800 | 8 Aug 2025 | End Point Assessment for Apprenticeship [***][***][***] |
| Alex Mayer Labour | £2,640 | 10 Feb 2026 | Staff Training |
| Dan Aldridge Labour | £2,628 | 15 May 2025 | TSW/TRADING AS MENTOR |
| Chris Coghlan Liberal Democrat | £2,304 | 16 Jun 2025 | EMERITUS.ORG LBS |
| Alice Macdonald Labour (Co-op) | £2,241 | 26 Feb 2026 | THE CHANGE ARC LTD |
| Miatta Fahnbulleh Labour (Co-op) | £2,160 | 4 Feb 2026 | PARLICENTRE.ORG [200013279-1] |
| Helen Whately Conservative | £2,120 | 20 Jan 2026 | GETSMARTER |
| Ms Abena Oppong-Asare Labour | £2,100 | 23 Oct 2025 | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES |
| Catherine McKinnell Labour | £2,050 | 6 Jan 2026 | Staff training |
| Alicia Kearns Conservative | £1,896 | 16 Sept 2025 | PAYPAL PARLITRAINI |
| Mr Peter Bedford Conservative | £1,849 | 12 Mar 2026 | Full Team Insight Training |
Labour average — 2025-26
£18,102
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.
7. Shareholdings
Shares in Labour Networks Ltd (a dormant company)
Registered 3 Aug 2024View source
8. Miscellaneous
Director of Labour Networks Ltd - a dormant, non-trading company.
Registered 4 Aug 2024View sourceVice Chair of Labour North Regional Executive Committee.
Registered 25 Jul 2024View source
Lewis Atkinson expenses — common questions
- How much did Lewis Atkinson claim in expenses in 2025-26?
- Lewis Atkinson claimed £17,144 in IPSA business costs in 2025-26. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Lewis Atkinson claim for?
- In 2025-26, Lewis Atkinson's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£15,419). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Lewis Atkinson'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.