MP Expenses
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Current MP

Mr Alistair CarmichaelMP expenses

£50,991 IPSA expenses in 2020-21

Liberal Democrat · Orkney and Shetland

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

£6,029

Total claimed — selected period (2020-21)

£50,991

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Spend by category — 2020-21

Energy & utility comparison

This MP claimed £896 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £92 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £501 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £113 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £1,082 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £89 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £1,082 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £399 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £116 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £207 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £757 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £88 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £449 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £111 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £411 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £1,195 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £98 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £321 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £98 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £724 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £598 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £32 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £57 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £143 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £1,165 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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Year-on-year trend

Mr Alistair Carmichael 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 Mr Alistair Carmichael, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2025-26£20,985Office Costs (£20,090)114View claims
2024-25£103,885Travel and Subsistence (£103,885)2View claims
2023-24£104,355Travel and Subsistence (£43,732)232View claims
2022-23£89,096Travel and Subsistence (£43,841)192View claims
2021-22£59,412Travel and Subsistence (£39,197)126View claims
2020-21£50,991Office Costs (£22,480)186View claims
2019-20£96,524Travel and Subsistence (£51,244)187View claims
2018-19£57,182Travel and Subsistence (£52,784)36View claims
2017-18£46,399Travel and Subsistence (£42,142)30View claims
2016-17£45,766Travel and Subsistence (£42,707)33View claims
2015-16£39,984Travel and Subsistence (£39,853)30View claims
2014-15£30,226Travel and Subsistence (£27,157)38View claims
2013-14£50,260Travel and Subsistence (£44,355)49View claims
2012-13£59,187Travel and Subsistence (£52,977)61View claims
2011-12£66,340Travel and Subsistence (£51,090)81View claims
2010-11£45,171Travel and Subsistence (£32,128)106View 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.

SubcategoryStatusDescriptionSource
Office CostsCleaning services£752025-269 Mar 2026PaidOFFICE CLEANINGView source
Office CostsCleaning services£842025-267 Mar 2026PaidOFFICE CLEANINGView source
Office CostsMaintenance, Redecorations & Repairs£1032025-263 Mar 2026PaidREPAIR TO BACK DOORView source
Office CostsCleaning services£532025-2628 Feb 2026PaidOffice window cleaningView source
Office CostsMaintenance, Redecorations & Repairs£2,2382025-2627 Feb 2026PaidE.FRASER ELEC (ORK)LTDView source
Office CostsCleaning services£532025-2623 Feb 2026PaidWINDOW CLEANING - PARLIAMENTARY OFFICEView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£1,0732025-2623 Feb 2026PaidSundries — GTSView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£692025-2623 Feb 2026PaidSundries — GTSView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£2382025-2623 Feb 2026PaidOffice furniture — GTSView source
AccommodationUtilities£8962025-2621 Feb 2026PaidWater — ANNUAL WATER BILLView source
Office CostsInsurance - contents£1982025-2618 Feb 2026PaidT L DALLAS & CO LTDView source
Office CostsAdvertising and contact cards£622025-2616 Feb 2026PaidHNMEDIA.CO.UKView source
Office CostsAdvertising and contact cards£782025-2611 Feb 2026PaidSHETLAND NEWSView source
Office CostsAdvertising and contact cards£622025-2628 Jan 2026PaidHNMEDIA.CO.UKView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£962025-2626 Jan 2026PaidLandline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsTV licence£1752025-2626 Jan 2026PaidTVLICENSING.CO.UKView source
Office CostsCleaning services£562025-2622 Jan 2026PaidOFFICE CLEANINGView source
Office CostsAdvertising and contact cards£782025-2619 Jan 2026PaidSHETLAND NEWSView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£912025-2619 Jan 2026PaidLandline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsAdvertising and contact cards£582025-266 Jan 2026PaidHNMEDIA.CO.UKView source
Office CostsUtilities£922025-265 Jan 2026PaidWater — BUSINESS STREAMView source
Office CostsWaste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection£1022025-265 Jan 2026PaidBusiness recycling for Orkney officeView source
Office CostsCleaning services£532025-2630 Dec 2025PaidOffice window cleaningView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£912025-2617 Dec 2025PaidLandline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsAdvertising and contact cards£612025-2615 Dec 2025PaidORKNEY MEDIA GROUP . HView source
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Similar claims by other MPs

Other MPs who claimed under “Rent in 2020-21. Browse all Rent claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Ms Marie Rimmer

Labour

£15,6008 Sept 2020
John McDonnell

Labour

£10,5606 Oct 2020
Grahame Morris

Labour

£9,0001 Aug 2020
Alicia Kearns

Conservative

£7,99723 Apr 2020Ongoing monthly rent claim for constituency office -YE
Emma Lewell

Labour

£7,98924 Jun 2024[***] Rent Monies [***] [200010289-1]
Peter Kyle

Labour

£7,00026 Sept 2020quarterly rent for constituency office
Peter Kyle

Labour

£7,00029 Jun 2020quarterly rent for constituency office
Jonathan Reynolds

Labour (Co-op)

£6,40527 Nov 2020Annual rent for the Constituency Office in Hyde Town Hall for the period 6.5.20 to 5.5.21
Alex Davies-Jones

Labour

£6,00016 Mar 2021
Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat

£6,0002 Mar 2021Rent invoice for constituency office for 1 Apr 2020 to 31 Mar 2021
Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Labour

£5,1006 Jan 2021
Wes Streeting

Labour

£5,0506 Jan 2021

Liberal Democrat average — 2020-21

£44,154

All-MP average — 2020-21

£38,889

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.

1. Employment and earnings

  • Member of the Advisory Board of the House Magazine

    Registered 22 Sept 2021View source

1.1. Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments

  • Payment received on 29 September 2025 - £750.00

    £750
    Registered 30 Sept 2025View source

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

  • Property in Islay, Argyll

    Registered 16 Nov 2021View source

7. Shareholdings

  • Shares in Coillabus Farms

    Registered 16 Nov 2021View source

8. Miscellaneous

  • An unpaid partner in Coillabus Farms.

    Registered 16 Nov 2021View source
  • Unremunerated Director of the Council for Arab-British Understanding.

    Registered 12 Oct 2017View source

Mr Alistair Carmichael expenses — common questions

How much did Mr Alistair Carmichael claim in expenses in 2020-21?
Mr Alistair Carmichael claimed £50,991 in IPSA business costs in 2020-21. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Mr Alistair Carmichael claim for?
In 2020-21, Mr Alistair Carmichael's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£22,480). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Mr Alistair Carmichael'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.