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
£1,359
Total claimed — selected period (2026-27)
£1,173
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2026-27
Year-on-year trend
Mike Tapp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | £1,173 | Office Costs (£1,173) | 2 | View claims |
| 2025-26 | £5,922 | Office Costs (£5,922) | 10 | View claims |
| 2024-25 | £8,651 | Travel and Subsistence (£8,172) | 4 | 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 | Advertising and contact cards | £399 | 2025-26 | 20 Mar 2026 | Paid | INSTANTPRINT [200013613-1547] | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - hire | £376 | 2026-27 | 11 Mar 2026 | Paid | Printer, photocopier & scanner — Annual maintenance fee for FP Mailing Folding Machine [200013633-173] | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - hire | £390 | 2025-26 | 11 Mar 2026 | Paid | Printer, photocopier & scanner — Annual maintenance fee for FP Mailing Folding Machine | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £194 | 2025-26 | 4 Feb 2026 | Paid | Other office equipment — INSTANTPRINT | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £78 | 2025-26 | 15 Dec 2025 | Paid | Website address renewal | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £797 | 2026-27 | 15 Oct 2025 | Paid | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES [200013633-172] | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £1,476 | 2025-26 | 15 Oct 2025 | Paid | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £480 | 2025-26 | 3 Oct 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £150 | 2025-26 | 2 Oct 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £2,520 | 2025-26 | 14 May 2025 | Paid | Printer, photocopier & scanner — FPi700 folding machine for letters to constituents | View source |
| Office Costs | Training - staff | £180 | 2025-26 | 13 May 2025 | Paid | WEDEVELOPTALENT.CO.UK | View source |
| Office Costs | Website hosting and design | £55 | 2025-26 | 22 Apr 2025 | Paid | WORDPRESS [***] | View source |
| Travel and Subsistence | — | £4,086 | 2024-25 | — | Paid | Annual total, as published by IPSA. | View source |
| Other Costs | — | £240 | 2024-25 | — | Paid | Annual total, as published by IPSA. | View source |
| Travel and Subsistence | — | £4,086 | 2024-25 | — | Paid | Uncapped annual total, as published by IPSA. | View source |
| Other Costs | — | £240 | 2024-25 | — | Paid | Uncapped annual total, as published by IPSA. | View source |
Similar claims by other MPs
Other MPs who claimed under “Software & applications” in 2026-27. Browse all Software & applications claims
| MP | Amount | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Babarinde Liberal Democrat | £2,545 | 12 Dec 2025 | MONDAY.COM [200013633-39] |
| Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Labour | £1,835 | 14 Dec 2025 | ADOBE [200013633-367] |
| Sarah Pochin Reform UK | £1,530 | 15 May 2026 | Annual caseworker.mp subscription |
| Jonathan Reynolds Labour (Co-op) | £1,530 | 15 May 2026 | Annual subscription fee to Elected Technologies for Caseworker MP software |
| Valerie Vaz Labour | £1,530 | 4 May 2026 | caseworkermp system |
| Chris Webb Labour | £1,530 | 30 Apr 2026 | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES |
| Dame Nia Griffith Labour | £1,530 | 30 Apr 2026 | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES |
| Seema Malhotra Labour (Co-op) | £1,530 | 30 Apr 2026 | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES |
| Mike Wood Conservative | £1,530 | 30 Apr 2026 | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES |
| Matthew Pennycook Labour | £1,530 | 30 Apr 2026 | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES |
| Derek Twigg Labour | £1,530 | 30 Apr 2026 | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES |
| Gill Furniss Labour | £1,530 | 30 Apr 2026 | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES |
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.
7. Shareholdings
Shares in Monki Dog Care
Registered 26 Jul 2024View source
8. Miscellaneous
Director of Monki Dog Care Ltd.
Registered 26 Jul 2024View source
Mike Tapp expenses — common questions
- How much did Mike Tapp claim in expenses in 2026-27?
- Mike Tapp claimed £1,173 in IPSA business costs in 2026-27. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Mike Tapp claim for?
- In 2026-27, Mike Tapp's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£1,173). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Mike Tapp'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.