Rachel BlakeMP expenses
£3,083 IPSA expenses in 2026-27
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
£11,481
Total claimed — selected period (2026-27)
£3,083
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2026-27
Year-on-year trend
Rachel Blake 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 | £3,083 | Office Costs (£3,083) | 2 | View claims |
| 2025-26 | £20,365 | Office Costs (£20,365) | 46 | 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 | Bought-in services | £2,780 | 2026-27 | 1 May 2026 | Paid | Comms & Media — DB invoice April - Comms and Policy support | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £195 | 2025-26 | 10 Apr 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Bought-in services | £3,003 | 2025-26 | 31 Mar 2026 | Paid | Comms & Media — Comms, events and policy support - additional days to cover capacity requirements [200013630-71] | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £200 | 2025-26 | 24 Mar 2026 | Paid | [200013630-70] | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £90 | 2025-26 | 10 Mar 2026 | Paid | [200013613-3674] | View source |
| Office Costs | Bought-in services | £140 | 2025-26 | 5 Mar 2026 | Paid | Administrative services — Speciality HR support provided on advice from Members Services [200013630-69] | View source |
| Office Costs | Bought-in services | £952 | 2025-26 | 1 Mar 2026 | Paid | Comms & Media — DB invoice - comms support Feb 26 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £458 | 2025-26 | 25 Feb 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £96 | 2025-26 | 25 Feb 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £458 | 2025-26 | 25 Feb 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £458 | 2025-26 | 25 Feb 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £745 | 2025-26 | 25 Feb 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £120 | 2025-26 | 16 Feb 2026 | Paid | [200013624-837] | View source |
| Office Costs | Bought-in services | £966 | 2025-26 | 2 Feb 2026 | Paid | Comms & Media — DB invoice for Comms and Events support for January | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £229 | 2025-26 | 26 Jan 2026 | Paid | Banner February 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £229 | 2025-26 | 26 Jan 2026 | Paid | Banner February 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £229 | 2025-26 | 26 Jan 2026 | Paid | Banner February 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £135 | 2025-26 | 13 Jan 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Bought-in services | £1,452 | 2025-26 | 22 Dec 2025 | Paid | Comms & Media — DB Comms and events support Dec | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £192 | 2025-26 | 3 Dec 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £58 | 2025-26 | 3 Dec 2025 | Paid | 1 screen to aid working from home | View source |
| Office Costs | Bought-in services | £945 | 2025-26 | 2 Dec 2025 | Paid | Comms & Media — DB Invoice November | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £186 | 2025-26 | 1 Dec 2025 | Paid | Banner January 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £150 | 2025-26 | 27 Nov 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £180 | 2025-26 | 18 Nov 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
Similar claims by other MPs
Other MPs who claimed under “Bought-in services” in 2026-27. Browse all Bought-in services claims
| MP | Amount | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kate Osborne Labour | £5,400 | 31 Mar 2026 | Professional & consultancy — Advisory and Consultancy Services work for Kate Osborne MP - Parliamentary work including press, research, and Social Media work. |
| Tulip Siddiq Labour | £5,280 | 18 May 2026 | Comms & Media — Constituency media support |
| Ms Julie Minns Labour | £5,261 | 5 May 2026 | Comms & Media — Communications support |
| Emily Darlington Labour | £4,900 | 13 Mar 2026 | Comms & Media — Comms support |
| Claire Hanna Social Democratic & Labour Party | £4,500 | 24 Mar 2026 | Professional & consultancy — Support with research for communications and messaging to constituents [200013609-429] |
| Ian Lavery Labour | £4,320 | 31 Mar 2026 | Comms & Media — Managing social media and developing comms |
| Patrick Hurley Labour | £4,000 | 15 Mar 2026 | Comms & Media — Video content for March, working alongside Comms Assistant to provide training and support |
| Tristan Osborne Labour | £3,338 | 11 May 2026 | Professional & consultancy — Support with HR appeal process |
| Liam Byrne Labour | £3,083 | 28 Apr 2026 | Administrative services — Sarina Invoice - Community Engagement - April |
| Sarah Bool Conservative | £3,000 | 28 Apr 2026 | Comms & Media — Barnett Creative |
| Leigh Ingham Labour | £3,000 | 26 Feb 2026 | Professional & consultancy — Supporting the office of Leigh Ingham MP to plan a politics summer school for young people aged 16-18 in the Staffordshire constituency. Includes all aspects of project management, including planning delivery schedules, developing activities and resources [200013755-1] |
| Sarah Pochin Reform UK | £2,700 | 2 Apr 2026 | Professional & consultancy — Bought-in services |
Labour (Co-op) average — 2026-27
£2,787
All-MP average — 2026-27
£3,007
Outside financial interests
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8. Miscellaneous
Board Member of Radix Big Tent. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 29 Apr 2026View source
Rachel Blake expenses — common questions
- How much did Rachel Blake claim in expenses in 2026-27?
- Rachel Blake claimed £3,083 in IPSA business costs in 2026-27. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Rachel Blake claim for?
- In 2026-27, Rachel Blake's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£3,083). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Rachel Blake'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.