MP Expenses
Mike Reader
Current MP

Mike ReaderMP expenses

£15,363 IPSA expenses in 2025-26

Labour · Northampton South

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

£408

Total claimed — selected period (2025-26)

£15,363

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Spend by category — 2025-26

Energy & utility comparison

This MP claimed £72 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 £146 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 £68 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 £59 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 £131 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

Mike Reader 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 Mike Reader, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2025-26£15,363Staffing (£7,164)39View claims
2024-25£14,776Travel and Subsistence (£14,314)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
AccommodationUtilities£722025-2625 Feb 2026PaidGas — E.ON NEXTView source
AccommodationUtilities£1462025-2625 Feb 2026PaidElectricity — E.ON NEXTView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1302025-2620 Jan 2026PaidCANVA [***]View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£602025-267 Jan 2026PaidAMAZON [***]View source
AccommodationUtilities£682025-2630 Dec 2025PaidGas — E.ON NEXTView source
AccommodationUtilities£592025-2630 Dec 2025PaidElectricity — E.ON NEXTView source
Office CostsHospitality£612025-2619 Dec 2025PaidDELIVEROOView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£932025-2611 Dec 2025PaidAMAZON UK [***]View source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1142025-2623 Nov 2025PaidCALENDLYView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1202025-2617 Nov 2025PaidAMAZON [***]View source
StaffingBought-in services£1,1942025-266 Nov 2025PaidComms & Media — CAUSEWAYCREATIVE.CO.UKView source
Office CostsMobile telephone - equipment purchase£1702025-264 Nov 2025PaidBACK MARKETView source
Office CostsMobile telephone - equipment purchase£1702025-264 Nov 2025PaidBACK MARKETView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£592025-264 Nov 2025PaidAMAZON [***]View source
StaffingBought-in services£1,1942025-267 Oct 2025PaidComms & Media — CAUSEWAYCREATIVE.CO.UKView source
StaffingBought-in services£1,1942025-2611 Sept 2025PaidComms & Media — CAUSEWAYCREATIVE.CO.UKView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£602025-2628 Aug 2025PaidAMZNMKTPLACE [***]View source
StaffingBought-in services£1,1942025-2618 Aug 2025PaidComms & Media — CAUSEWAYCREATIVE.CO.UKView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1,4762025-2618 Aug 2025PaidELECTED TECHNOLOGIESView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1702025-2615 Jul 2025PaidAMAZON [***]View source
Office CostsRecruitment Services &Costs£1352025-262 Jul 2025PaidINDEED [***]View source
StaffingBought-in services£1,1942025-261 Jul 2025PaidComms & Media — CAUSEWAYCREATIVE.CO.UKView source
AccommodationCouncil tax£1,1432025-2630 Jun 2025PaidWWW.WESTMINSTER.GOV.UKView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£512025-2627 Jun 2025PaidOther office equipment — WWW.ARGOS.CO.UKView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase-£1112025-2625 Jun 2025PaidOther office equipment — AMZNMKTPLACEView source
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Similar claims by other MPs

Other MPs who claimed under “Bought-in services” in 2025-26. Browse all Bought-in services claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Jessica Toale

Labour

£12,00031 Mar 2025Professional & consultancy — Consultancy services - town centre citizen panel delivery
Louise Haigh

Labour

£9,60026 Mar 2026Professional & consultancy — Exit payment for early exit of the lease [200013271-1]
Jerome Mayhew

Conservative

£9,25023 Mar 2026Comms & Media — IPSA-approved constituency surveys
Colum Eastwood

Social Democratic & Labour Party

£9,10016 Oct 2025Professional & consultancy — Consultancy and advice relating to MP’s Parliamentary roles and work: including media monitoring, preparation for interviews, assistance with Parliamentary speeches, questions and interventions, online meetings and telephone calls.
Colum Eastwood

Social Democratic & Labour Party

£9,10018 Jul 2025Professional & consultancy — Consultancy and advice relating to Parliamentary roles and work: including media monitoring, preparation for interviews, assistance with Parliamentary speeches, questions and interventions, online meetings and telephone calls.
Colum Eastwood

Social Democratic & Labour Party

£9,10030 Apr 2025Professional & consultancy — Consultancy and advice relating to my Parliamentary roles and work: including media monitoring, preparation for interviews, assistance with Parliamentary speeches, questions and interventions, online meetings and telephone calls.
Patrick Hurley

Labour

£8,00018 Feb 2026Professional & consultancy — Research and Facilitation of Southport Music Industry
Margaret Mullane

Labour

£6,95624 Jun 2025Professional & consultancy — EDWARDSDUTHIESHAMASH.C
Dame Meg Hillier

Labour (Co-op)

£6,90014 Mar 2026Professional & consultancy — MP invoice
Jonathan Hinder

Labour

£6,66024 Jul 2025Professional & consultancy — LEGL HARRISON DRURY
Patrick Spencer

Conservative

£6,60019 Dec 2025Comms & Media — Filming, Video for December 2025
Dr Roz Savage

Liberal Democrat

£6,00017 Dec 2025Professional & consultancy — bought-in-service claim Flooding Invoice Number [***] Digital Citizen

Labour average — 2025-26

£18,102

All-MP average — 2025-26

£18,166

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

£2,155

  • Homes for Britain Ltd - £2,155.00

    £2,155
    Registered 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

  • Homes for Britain Ltd - £2,155.00

    £2,155
    Registered 26 Jan 2026View source

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

  • Silverstone Circuits Limited - £4,300.00

    £4,300
    Registered 16 Jul 2026View source

  • Mace Consult Limited - £725.76

    £726
    Registered 22 Jun 2026View source

  • Mace Consult Limited - £162.48

    £162
    Registered 22 Apr 2026View source

  • Mace Consult Limited - £149.04

    £149
    Registered 22 Apr 2026View source

  • Mace Consult Limited - £45.36

    £45
    Registered 18 Dec 2025View source

  • SME4LABOUR LTD - £300.00

    £300
    Registered 21 Nov 2025View source

  • Mace Consult Limited - £90.72

    £91
    Registered 20 Nov 2025View source

  • The British Racing Drivers' Club Limited - £1,195.00

    £1,195
    Registered 31 Jul 2025View source

  • Nutricia Limited - £540.00

    £540
    Registered 31 Jul 2025View source

  • Mace Consult Limited - £575.04

    £575
    Registered 31 Jul 2025View source

  • Jockey Club Racecourses Ltd - £680.00

    £680
    Registered 30 Jun 2025View source

  • Mace Consult Limited - £201.60

    £202
    Registered 27 Jun 2025View source

  • Built Enviroment Networking Limited - £550.00

    £550
    Registered 26 Jun 2025View source

  • Mace Consult Limited - £161.28

    £161
    Registered 17 Jun 2025View source

4. Visits outside the UK

  • International visit to Belgium between 26 October 2025 and 27 October 2025

    £460
    Registered 21 Nov 2025View source

  • International visit to Bahrain between 02 May 2025 and 05 May 2025

    £709
    Registered 14 Oct 2025View source

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

Mike Reader expenses — common questions

How much did Mike Reader claim in expenses in 2025-26?
Mike Reader claimed £15,363 in IPSA business costs in 2025-26. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Mike Reader claim for?
In 2025-26, Mike Reader's largest published IPSA category was Staffing (£7,164). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Mike Reader'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.