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
£2,654
Total claimed — selected period (2017-18)
£24,392
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2017-18
Energy & utility comparison
This MP claimed £224 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.
This MP claimed £114 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.
This MP claimed £113 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.
This MP claimed £109 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.
This MP claimed £99 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.
This MP claimed £394 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.
This MP claimed £97 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.
This MP claimed £56 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.
This MP claimed £56 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.
This MP claimed £182 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.
This MP claimed £63 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.
This MP claimed £55 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.
This MP claimed £126 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.
This MP claimed £150 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.
This MP claimed £106 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.
This MP claimed £113 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.
This MP claimed £54 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.
This MP claimed £151 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.
This MP claimed £56 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.
This MP claimed £93 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.
This MP claimed £160 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.
This MP claimed £52 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.
This MP claimed £581 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.
This MP claimed £236 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.
This MP claimed £442 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
Liz Twist 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 | £21,895 | Office Costs (£19,444) | 118 | View claims |
| 2024-25 | £20,202 | Travel and Subsistence (£20,202) | 2 | View claims |
| 2023-24 | £57,427 | Office Costs (£26,349) | 264 | View claims |
| 2022-23 | £53,776 | Office Costs (£26,892) | 224 | View claims |
| 2021-22 | £50,595 | Office Costs (£20,818) | 179 | View claims |
| 2020-21 | £51,527 | Office Costs (£26,784) | 180 | View claims |
| 2019-20 | £49,466 | Office Costs (£19,989) | 236 | View claims |
| 2018-19 | £15,583 | Travel and Subsistence (£8,112) | 30 | View claims |
| 2017-18 | £24,392 | Office Costs (£13,292) | 26 | 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 | Stationery & printing | £166 | 2025-26 | 30 Mar 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £96 | 2025-26 | 28 Feb 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £81 | 2025-26 | 28 Feb 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage | £244 | 2025-26 | 15 Feb 2026 | Paid | Constituency office telephones | View source |
| Office Costs | Utilities | £224 | 2025-26 | 10 Feb 2026 | Paid | Electricity — POZITIVE ENERGY | View source |
| Office Costs | Utilities | £114 | 2025-26 | 10 Feb 2026 | Paid | Gas — POZITIVE ENERGY | View source |
| Accommodation | Utilities | £113 | 2025-26 | 6 Feb 2026 | Paid | Electricity — OVO ENERGY LTD | View source |
| Office Costs | Utilities | £109 | 2025-26 | 4 Feb 2026 | Paid | Gas — POZITIVE ENERGY | View source |
| Office Costs | Cleaning services | £134 | 2025-26 | 31 Jan 2026 | Paid | Constituency office cleaning | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £77 | 2025-26 | 31 Jan 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | £56 | 2025-26 | 23 Jan 2026 | Paid | RESTORE DATASHRED | View source |
| Office Costs | Utilities | £99 | 2025-26 | 20 Jan 2026 | Paid | Water — WWW.WAVE-UTILITIES.CO. | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £195 | 2025-26 | 15 Jan 2026 | Paid | Council tax for London accommodation | View source |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - contract & usage | £239 | 2025-26 | 15 Jan 2026 | Paid | Office Moible phones | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £76 | 2025-26 | 14 Jan 2026 | Paid | WPFORMS-BASIC-2 - BASI | View source |
| Office Costs | Utilities | £394 | 2025-26 | 8 Jan 2026 | Paid | Electricity — POZITIVE ENERGY | View source |
| Office Costs | Utilities | £97 | 2025-26 | 8 Jan 2026 | Paid | Gas — POZITIVE ENERGY | View source |
| Accommodation | Utilities | £56 | 2025-26 | 2 Jan 2026 | Paid | Electricity — OVO ENERGY LTD | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £84 | 2025-26 | 2 Jan 2026 | Paid | Landline & internet package — ARROW COMMS LTD | View source |
| Office Costs | Cleaning services | £117 | 2025-26 | 31 Dec 2025 | Paid | Constituency office cleaning_December 25 | View source |
| Office Costs | Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | £185 | 2025-26 | 30 Dec 2025 | Paid | Replace toilet seat in constituency office | View source |
| Office Costs | Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | £81 | 2025-26 | 30 Dec 2025 | Paid | Constituency Office Boiler Service | View source |
| Office Costs | Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | £1,200 | 2025-26 | 30 Dec 2025 | Paid | Supply and fit 20 Backlit Led panels with new connection box and connectors. | View source |
| Accommodation | Utilities | £56 | 2025-26 | 19 Dec 2025 | Paid | Electricity — OVO ENERGY LTD | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £195 | 2025-26 | 15 Dec 2025 | Paid | Council Tax for London accommodation | View source |
Similar claims by other MPs
Other MPs who claimed under “Const Office Repairs” in 2017-18. Browse all Const Office Repairs claims
| MP | Amount | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Pollard Labour (Co-op) | £13,355 | 23 Mar 2018 | New Office Decoration/Fit Out |
| Paul Maskey Sinn Féin | £7,678 | 22 Nov 2017 | Officw costs — Fit out of new office |
| Bambos Charalambous Labour | £7,236 | 29 Mar 2018 | Constituency Office - internal — Works to constituency office premises |
| Andrew Bowie Conservative | £5,400 | 27 Mar 2018 | Joinery Services in New Office — Joinery Services for New Office [***] |
| Alex Norris Labour (Co-op) | £5,114 | 26 Mar 2018 | Electrical installation — Electrical installation for the new constituency office |
| Alex Sobel Labour (Co-op) | £3,000 | 14 Sept 2017 | Building work |
| Chris Hazzard Sinn Féin | £2,586 | 12 Feb 2018 | Office costs — alterations to new office |
| Christine Jardine Liberal Democrat | £2,035 | 21 Dec 2017 | Maintenance needed c office — Work needed in constituency office - description below |
| Sarah Jones Labour | £2,028 | 14 Dec 2017 | Constituency Office works — painting of new constituency office |
| Dr Caroline Johnson Conservative | £1,900 | 9 Sept 2017 | DECORATING — DECORATION OF CONSTITUENCY OFFICE |
| Jo Platt Labour (Co-op) | £1,730 | 31 Jul 2017 | Office remodelling work AUG 17 — Meeting room build |
| Ian Murray Labour | £1,565 | 6 Mar 2018 | OFFICE COSTS - REFURB — New office carpet as per lease agreement |
Labour average — 2017-18
£15,464
All-MP average — 2017-18
£15,530
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
£2,000
UNISON - £2,000.00
£2,000Registered 26 Jan 2026View 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
UNISON - £2,000.00
£2,000Registered 26 Jan 2026View source
6. Land and property (within or outside the UK)
Residential in Maine et Loire
Registered 7 Jul 2017View source
8. Miscellaneous
Co-Chair, UNISON group of Labour MPs
Registered 11 Nov 2024View source
Liz Twist expenses — common questions
- How much did Liz Twist claim in expenses in 2017-18?
- Liz Twist claimed £24,392 in IPSA business costs in 2017-18. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Liz Twist claim for?
- In 2017-18, Liz Twist's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£13,292). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Liz Twist'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.