MP Expenses
Richard Baker
Current MP

Richard BakerMP expenses

£862 IPSA expenses in 2026-27

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

£6,464

Total claimed — selected period (2026-27)

£862

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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.

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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
2026-27£862Accommodation (£766)4View claims
2025-26£14,632Office Costs (£11,693)36View 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
AccommodationCouncil tax£3032026-2710 May 2026PaidCouncil Tax London FlatView source
AccommodationCouncil tax£3002026-2710 Apr 2026PaidCouncil Tax Bill for London AccommodationView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£962026-272 Apr 2026PaidRYMANView source
Office CostsAdvertising and contact cards£3502025-2625 Mar 2026PaidAdvertising board for contact details for office with Glenrothes FCView source
AccommodationUtilities£1632026-2724 Mar 2026PaidDual Fuel — Energy BillView source
Office CostsAdvertising and contact cards£8402025-2623 Mar 2026PaidWWW.KELTYHEARTS.CO.UK [200013613-911]View source
Office CostsAdvertising and contact cards£2992025-2623 Mar 2026PaidWINTER AND SIMPSON [200013613-12161]View source
Office CostsAdvertising and contact cards£2502025-2623 Mar 2026PaidAdvertsiing board - Thornton HibsView source
Office CostsAdvertising and contact cards£6002025-2618 Mar 2026PaidEAST FIFE FC LTD [200013613-8277]View source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£1002025-2611 Mar 2026Paid[200013613-3268]View source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£1352025-263 Mar 2026Paid[200013613-10104]View 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
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Similar claims by other MPs

Other MPs who claimed under “Council tax” in 2026-27. Browse all Council tax claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Paul Waugh

Labour (Co-op)

£8,4968 Apr 2026HTTPS://WWW.ROCHDALE.G
Luke Akehurst

Labour

£6,41013 Mar 2026DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL
Natalie Fleet

Labour

£6,1381 Apr 2026Council Tax 26-27 London res
Dame Harriett Baldwin

Conservative

£5,8467 Apr 2026MALVERN HILLS DIST
Andrew Pakes

Labour (Co-op)

£4,8092 Mar 2026Council tax for 2026
Juliet Campbell

Labour

£4,5938 Mar 2026council tax for 2026/2027
Mrs Kemi Badenoch

Conservative

£4,47923 Apr 2026CounciIL Tax 2026 [***] [***]
Mr Douglas Alexander

Labour (Co-op)

£4,41218 May 2026Council tax April 2026 to March 2027
Darren Jones

Labour

£4,19124 Apr 2026Council tax for London flat for 2026/27
Alan Mak

Conservative

£4,1251 Apr 2026Council tax
Danny Kruger

Reform UK

£4,1101 Apr 2026Annual council tax for MP constituency accommodation
Jess Asato

Labour

£3,7859 Mar 2026Council 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

    £3,102
    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 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.