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
£6,464
Total claimed — selected period (2026-27)
£862
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2026-27
Energy & utility comparison
This MP claimed £163 for Utilities in 2026-27.
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.
Year-on-year trend
Richard Baker 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 | £862 | Accommodation (£766) | 4 | View claims |
| 2025-26 | £14,632 | Office Costs (£11,693) | 36 | View claims |
| 2024-25 | £48,122 | Travel and Subsistence (£48,122) | 2 | 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | Council tax | £303 | 2026-27 | 10 May 2026 | Paid | Council Tax London Flat | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £300 | 2026-27 | 10 Apr 2026 | Paid | Council Tax Bill for London Accommodation | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £96 | 2026-27 | 2 Apr 2026 | Paid | RYMAN | View source |
| Office Costs | Advertising and contact cards | £350 | 2025-26 | 25 Mar 2026 | Paid | Advertising board for contact details for office with Glenrothes FC | View source |
| Accommodation | Utilities | £163 | 2026-27 | 24 Mar 2026 | Paid | Dual Fuel — Energy Bill | View source |
| Office Costs | Advertising and contact cards | £840 | 2025-26 | 23 Mar 2026 | Paid | WWW.KELTYHEARTS.CO.UK [200013613-911] | View source |
| Office Costs | Advertising and contact cards | £299 | 2025-26 | 23 Mar 2026 | Paid | WINTER AND SIMPSON [200013613-12161] | View source |
| Office Costs | Advertising and contact cards | £250 | 2025-26 | 23 Mar 2026 | Paid | Advertsiing board - Thornton Hibs | View source |
| Office Costs | Advertising and contact cards | £600 | 2025-26 | 18 Mar 2026 | Paid | EAST FIFE FC LTD [200013613-8277] | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £100 | 2025-26 | 11 Mar 2026 | Paid | [200013613-3268] | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £135 | 2025-26 | 3 Mar 2026 | Paid | [200013613-10104] | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £220 | 2025-26 | 26 Feb 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | £50 | 2025-26 | 21 Feb 2026 | Paid | Purchase of a coffee table for the constituency office | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £85 | 2025-26 | 12 Feb 2026 | Paid | Office furniture — AMZNMKTPLACE [***] | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £408 | 2025-26 | 9 Feb 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £609 | 2025-26 | 3 Feb 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £408 | 2025-26 | 2 Feb 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £332 | 2025-26 | 2 Feb 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £408 | 2025-26 | 2 Feb 2026 | Paid | XMA March 2026 | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £294 | 2025-26 | 12 Jan 2026 | Paid | Council Tax for London Accommodation | View source |
| Office Costs | Advertising and contact cards | £216 | 2025-26 | 6 Jan 2026 | Paid | WINTER AND SIMPSON | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £294 | 2025-26 | 10 Dec 2025 | Paid | Council Tax for London Accommodation | View source |
| Office Costs | Postage & couriers | £218 | 2025-26 | 27 Nov 2025 | Paid | POST OFFICE COUNTER | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £294 | 2025-26 | 10 Nov 2025 | Paid | Council Tax for London Accommodation | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £105 | 2025-26 | 17 Oct 2025 | Paid | Other office equipment — AMZNMKTPLACE [***] | View source |
Similar claims by other MPs
Other MPs who claimed under “Council tax” in 2026-27. Browse all Council tax claims
| MP | Amount | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Waugh Labour (Co-op) | £8,496 | 8 Apr 2026 | HTTPS://WWW.ROCHDALE.G |
| Luke Akehurst Labour | £6,410 | 13 Mar 2026 | DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Natalie Fleet Labour | £6,138 | 1 Apr 2026 | Council Tax 26-27 London res |
| Dame Harriett Baldwin Conservative | £5,846 | 7 Apr 2026 | MALVERN HILLS DIST |
| Andrew Pakes Labour (Co-op) | £4,809 | 2 Mar 2026 | Council tax for 2026 |
| Juliet Campbell Labour | £4,593 | 8 Mar 2026 | council tax for 2026/2027 |
| Mrs Kemi Badenoch Conservative | £4,479 | 23 Apr 2026 | CounciIL Tax 2026 [***] [***] |
| Mr Douglas Alexander Labour (Co-op) | £4,412 | 18 May 2026 | Council tax April 2026 to March 2027 |
| Darren Jones Labour | £4,191 | 24 Apr 2026 | Council tax for London flat for 2026/27 |
| Alan Mak Conservative | £4,125 | 1 Apr 2026 | Council tax |
| Danny Kruger Reform UK | £4,110 | 1 Apr 2026 | Annual council tax for MP constituency accommodation |
| Jess Asato Labour | £3,785 | 9 Mar 2026 | Council tax 2627 |
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.
4. Visits outside the UK
International visit to Falkland Islands between 17 February 2025 and 21 February 2025
£3,102Registered 24 Feb 2026View sourceInternational visit to Jordan between 20 July 2025 and 25 July 2025
£1,481Registered 24 Feb 2026View sourceInternational visit to Ukraine between 10 September 2025 and 15 September 2025
£768Registered 6 Oct 2025View source
6. Land and property (within or outside the UK)
Property in Val de Louyre
Registered 25 Feb 2026View sourceProperty in Aberdeen
Registered 4 Jul 2025View sourceProperty in Edinburgh
Registered 26 Jul 2024View source
Richard Baker expenses — common questions
- How much did Richard Baker claim in expenses in 2026-27?
- Richard Baker claimed £862 in IPSA business costs in 2026-27. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Richard Baker claim for?
- In 2026-27, Richard Baker's largest published IPSA category was Accommodation (£766). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Richard Baker'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.