MP Expenses
Matt Bishop
Current MP

Matt BishopMP expenses

£5,400 IPSA expenses in 2026-27

Labour · Forest of Dean

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

£9,722

Total claimed — selected period (2026-27)

£5,400

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Spend by category — 2026-27

Energy & utility comparison

This MP claimed £671 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.

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This MP claimed £336 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £320 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £254 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.

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This MP claimed £148 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.

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This MP claimed £313 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.

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Year-on-year trend

Matt Bishop 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 Matt Bishop, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2026-27£5,400Office Costs (£3,013)13View claims
2025-26£18,956Office Costs (£14,109)72View claims
2024-25£17,311Travel and Subsistence (£16,449)4View 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 CostsWaste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection£1632026-274 May 2026PaidConfidential WasteView source
Office CostsWaste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection£572026-274 May 2026PaidConfidential WasteView source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£5502026-2729 Apr 2026Paid—View source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£7562026-2722 Apr 2026PaidHollieGuard AppView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£622026-2722 Apr 2026PaidOffice furniture — Banner May 2026View source
Office CostsInsurance - contents£4542026-2722 Apr 2026PaidOffice Contents InsuranceView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1472026-2714 Apr 2026PaidLandline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1502026-2731 Mar 2026PaidBanner May 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1702026-2731 Mar 2026PaidBanner May 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1822026-2731 Mar 2026PaidBanner May 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1382026-2731 Mar 2026PaidBanner May 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1822026-2731 Mar 2026PaidBanner May 2026View source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£4602025-2627 Mar 2026PaidOffice furniture — FURNITURE@WORK LTD [200013613-10844]View source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£8762025-2627 Mar 2026PaidOffice furniture — FURNITURE@WORK LTD [200013613-10845]View source
AccommodationCouncil tax£2,3872026-2722 Mar 2026PaidCouncil Tax 26-27 [200013425-9]View source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£2002025-2616 Mar 2026Paid—View source
AccommodationUtilities£6712025-2610 Mar 2026PaidElectricity — Associated CostsView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1472025-263 Mar 2026PaidLandline — BT BUSINESS BILL [200013613-6104]View source
AccommodationLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£852025-2623 Feb 2026PaidInternet — BroadbandView source
Office CostsWaste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection£552025-2623 Feb 2026PaidConfidential WasteView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1402025-2613 Feb 2026PaidVISTAPRINTView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1002025-2613 Feb 2026PaidCANVA [***]View source
StaffingTraining - staff£3002025-263 Feb 2026PaidELECTED TECHNOLOGIESView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1872025-263 Feb 2026PaidLandline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£1582025-262 Feb 2026Paid—View source
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Natalie Fleet

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Dame Harriett Baldwin

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Andrew Pakes

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£4,8092 Mar 2026Council tax for 2026
Juliet Campbell

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£4,5938 Mar 2026council tax for 2026/2027
Mrs Kemi Badenoch

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£4,47923 Apr 2026CounciIL Tax 2026 [***] [***]
Mr Douglas Alexander

Labour (Co-op)

£4,41218 May 2026Council tax April 2026 to March 2027
Darren Jones

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£4,19124 Apr 2026Council tax for London flat for 2026/27
Alan Mak

Conservative

£4,1251 Apr 2026Council tax
Danny Kruger

Reform UK

£4,1101 Apr 2026Annual council tax for MP constituency accommodation
Jess Asato

Labour

£3,7859 Mar 2026Council tax 2627

Labour average — 2026-27

£2,879

All-MP average — 2026-27

£3,007

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 Gibraltar between 08 September 2025 and 10 September 2025

    £1,760
    Registered 15 Sept 2025View source

8. Miscellaneous

  • Honorary Member of Daffodil Court Residents Association, Newent. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 9 Jun 2026View source

  • Committee Member for NARPO - Gwent Police Branch. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 27 May 2026View source

  • Director of PATA Nurseries. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 11 Feb 2026View source

  • Trustee of Harry's Pals charity. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 2 Nov 2025View source

  • Trustee of Earlybirds Playgroup. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 10 Jul 2024View source

Matt Bishop expenses — common questions

How much did Matt Bishop claim in expenses in 2026-27?
Matt Bishop claimed £5,400 in IPSA business costs in 2026-27. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Matt Bishop claim for?
In 2026-27, Matt Bishop's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£3,013). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Matt Bishop'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.