MP Expenses
Richard Baker
Current MP

Richard BakerMP expenses

£12,658 IPSA expenses in 2025-26

Labour · Glenrothes and Mid Fife

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

£3,628

Total claimed — selected period (2025-26)

£12,658

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Spend by category — 2025-26

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.

Published IPSA expenses for Richard Baker, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2025-26£12,658Office Costs (£9,719)31View claims
2024-25£48,122Travel and Subsistence (£48,122)2View 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

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SubcategoryStatusDescriptionSource
Office CostsAdvertising and contact cards£3502025-2625 Mar 2026PaidAdvertising board for contact details for office with Glenrothes FCView source
Office CostsAdvertising and contact cards£2502025-2623 Mar 2026PaidAdvertsiing board - Thornton HibsView source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£2202025-2626 Feb 2026Paid—View source
Office CostsMaintenance, Redecorations & Repairs£502025-2621 Feb 2026PaidPurchase of a coffee table for the constituency officeView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£852025-2612 Feb 2026PaidOffice furniture — AMZNMKTPLACE [***]View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4082025-269 Feb 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£6092025-263 Feb 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4082025-262 Feb 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£3322025-262 Feb 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4082025-262 Feb 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
AccommodationCouncil tax£2942025-2612 Jan 2026PaidCouncil Tax for London AccommodationView source
Office CostsAdvertising and contact cards£2162025-266 Jan 2026PaidWINTER AND SIMPSONView source
AccommodationCouncil tax£2942025-2610 Dec 2025PaidCouncil Tax for London AccommodationView source
Office CostsPostage & couriers£2182025-2627 Nov 2025PaidPOST OFFICE COUNTERView source
AccommodationCouncil tax£2942025-2610 Nov 2025PaidCouncil Tax for London AccommodationView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£1052025-2617 Oct 2025PaidOther office equipment — AMZNMKTPLACE [***]View source
AccommodationCouncil tax£2942025-2610 Oct 2025PaidCouncil Tax for London AccommodationView source
Office CostsPostage & couriers£9562025-268 Oct 2025PaidWINTER AND SIMPSONView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1,4762025-2629 Sept 2025PaidELECTED TECHNOLOGIESView source
Office CostsAdvertising and contact cards£2,4912025-2610 Sept 2025PaidWINTER AND SIMPSONView source
AccommodationCouncil tax£2942025-2610 Sept 2025PaidCouncil Tax for London AccommodationView source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£1562025-2628 Aug 2025Paid—View source
AccommodationCouncil tax£2942025-2610 Aug 2025PaidCouncil Tax London AccommodationView source
AccommodationCouncil tax£2942025-2610 Jul 2025PaidCouncil Tax London AccommodationView source
AccommodationCouncil tax£2942025-2610 Jun 2025PaidCouncil Tax London AccommodationView source
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Similar claims by other MPs

Other MPs who claimed under “Advertising and contact cards” in 2025-26. Browse all Advertising and contact cards claims

MPAmountDateDescription
John Grady

Labour

£13,11712 Feb 202612/02 Roderick Urquhart/ Treehouse for printing and delivery of MP Annual Report to constituents
Dr Ellie Chowns

Green Party

£11,63920 Jun 2025Printing of newsletter, plus covering letter, envelopes, fulfilment
Frank McNally

Labour

£9,97424 Dec 2025Parliamentary Annual Report
James Asser

Labour

£7,51029 Jul 2025JOGPOST
Sarah Edwards

Labour

£6,79925 Mar 2026Leaflet
Sir Gavin Williamson

Conservative

£6,4005 Mar 2026Constituency Wide Newsletter
Sarah Sackman

Labour

£6,0792 Sept 2025LETTERBOX
Mark Garnier

Conservative

£5,68628 Jan 2026Annual feedback newsletter and delivery
Andrew Bowie

Conservative

£5,5632 Feb 2026Annual Report Leaflet
Kevin Hollinrake

Conservative

£5,5388 Jan 2026Justin Tomlinson Ltd - Newsletter
Laura Trott

Conservative

£5,49715 Sept 2025Letterbox - paid by [***]
David Reed

Conservative

£5,40521 Nov 2025Annual report printing and distribution

Labour average — 2025-26

£18,102

All-MP average — 2025-26

£18,166

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

    £3,102
    Registered 24 Feb 2026View source

  • International visit to Jordan between 20 July 2025 and 25 July 2025

    £1,481
    Registered 24 Feb 2026View source

  • International visit to Ukraine between 10 September 2025 and 15 September 2025

    £768
    Registered 6 Oct 2025View source

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

Richard Baker expenses — common questions

How much did Richard Baker claim in expenses in 2025-26?
Richard Baker claimed £12,658 in IPSA business costs in 2025-26. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Richard Baker claim for?
In 2025-26, Richard Baker's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£9,719). 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.