MP Expenses
Paula Barker
Current MP

Paula BarkerMP expenses

£44,754 IPSA expenses in 2020-21

Labour · Liverpool Wavertree

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

£1,009

Total claimed — selected period (2020-21)

£44,754

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Spend by category — 2020-21

Energy & utility comparison

This MP claimed £361 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £319 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £83 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £52 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £522 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £75 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £513 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £69 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £212 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £68 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £144 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £63 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £217 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £67 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £535 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £70 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £306 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £74 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £80 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £68 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £68 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 £57 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £76 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £46 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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Year-on-year trend

Paula Barker 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 Paula Barker, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2025-26£13,311Office Costs (£9,801)61View claims
2024-25£49,541Travel and Subsistence (£49,541)2View claims
2023-24£84,232Travel and Subsistence (£31,209)79View claims
2022-23£64,875Accommodation (£25,170)81View claims
2021-22£23,743Office Costs (£12,544)36View claims
2020-21£44,754Accommodation (£32,840)23View claims
2019-20£17,111Office Costs (£6,037)14View 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 CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£1002025-2629 Jan 2026PaidView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1082025-2628 Jan 2026Paidpayment for local printers to print remainder of letters as printer kept jammingView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£632025-2623 Jan 2026PaidLandline — GRADWELL COMMS VIA PARView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£572025-2623 Jan 2026PaidADOBEView source
Office CostsUtilities£3612025-2623 Jan 2026PaidDual Fuel — EDF UK CARD PAYMENTSView source
Office CostsUtilities£3192025-265 Jan 2026PaidDual Fuel — EDF UK CARD PAYMENTSView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£632025-2631 Dec 2025PaidLandline — GRADWELL COMMS VIA PARView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£572025-2623 Dec 2025PaidADOBEView source
AccommodationUtilities£832025-2619 Dec 2025PaidElectricity — EDF UK CARD PAYMENTSView source
Office CostsUtilities£522025-261 Dec 2025PaidWater — WATER PLUS.CO.UKView source
Office CostsMaintenance, Redecorations & Repairs£3122025-261 Dec 2025PaidPayment for shutterbox signs at constituency officeView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£632025-2625 Nov 2025PaidLandline — GRADWELL COMMS VIA PARView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£572025-2623 Nov 2025PaidADOBEView source
Office CostsUtilities£5222025-2621 Nov 2025PaidDual Fuel — EDF UK CARD PAYMENTSView source
AccommodationUtilities£752025-267 Nov 2025PaidElectricity — EDF UK CARD PAYMENTSView source
AccommodationCouncil tax£1,8372025-266 Nov 2025PaidWWW.WESTMINSTER.GOV.UKView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£632025-2623 Oct 2025PaidLandline — GRADWELL COMMS VIA PARView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£572025-2623 Oct 2025PaidADOBEView source
Office CostsUtilities£5132025-2623 Oct 2025PaidWater — WATER PLUS.CO.UKView source
Office CostsMaintenance, Redecorations & Repairs£8002025-2615 Oct 2025Paidpayment for flashing and painting of new hoardings outside constituency officeView source
AccommodationUtilities£692025-266 Oct 2025PaidElectricity — EDF UK CARD PAYMENTSView source
Office CostsMaintenance, Redecorations & Repairs£2,0002025-266 Oct 2025Paidremedial works to tidy up make good outside constituency office following previous storm damageView source
Office CostsUtilities£2122025-2629 Sept 2025PaidDual Fuel — EDF UK CARD PAYMENTSView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£632025-2626 Sept 2025PaidLandline — GRADWELL COMMS VIA PARView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£572025-2623 Sept 2025PaidADOBEView 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

Labour average — 2020-21

£39,558

All-MP average — 2020-21

£38,889

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

£2,864

  • Avanti West Coast - £2,864.00

    £2,864
    Registered 31 Mar 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

  • Avanti West Coast - £2,864.00

    £2,864
    Registered 31 Mar 2026View source

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

  • R&A Championships Limited - £948.00

    £948
    Registered 23 Jul 2026View source
  • Silverstone Circuit - £1,400.00

    £1,400
    Registered 23 Jul 2025View source

4. Visits outside the UK

  • International visit to Taiwan between 24 May 2025 and 30 May 2025

    £6,745
    Registered 17 Jun 2025View source

Paula Barker expenses — common questions

How much did Paula Barker claim in expenses in 2020-21?
Paula Barker claimed £44,754 in IPSA business costs in 2020-21. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Paula Barker claim for?
In 2020-21, Paula Barker's largest published IPSA category was Accommodation (£32,840). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Paula Barker'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.