Sammy WilsonMP expenses
£73,376 IPSA expenses in 2017-18
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
£5,184
Total claimed — selected period (2017-18)
£73,376
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2017-18
Energy & utility comparison
This MP claimed £249 for Utilities in 2025-26.
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.
This MP claimed £82 for Utilities in 2025-26.
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.
This MP claimed £412 for Utilities in 2025-26.
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.
This MP claimed £104 for Utilities in 2025-26.
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.
This MP claimed £113 for Utilities in 2025-26.
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.
This MP claimed £218 for Utilities in 2025-26.
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.
This MP claimed £50 for Utilities in 2025-26.
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.
This MP claimed £80 for Utilities in 2025-26.
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.
This MP claimed £175 for Utilities in 2025-26.
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.
This MP claimed £176 for Utilities in 2025-26.
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.
This MP claimed £220 for Utilities in 2025-26.
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.
This MP claimed £100 for Utilities in 2025-26.
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.
This MP claimed £92 for Utilities in 2025-26.
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.
This MP claimed £188 for Utilities in 2025-26.
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.
This MP claimed £756 for Utilities in 2025-26.
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.
This MP claimed £220 for Utilities in 2025-26.
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.
This MP claimed £147 for Utilities in 2025-26.
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.
This MP claimed £20 for Utilities in 2023-24.
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.
This MP claimed £34 for Utilities in 2023-24.
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.
This MP claimed £1,106 for Utilities in 2023-24.
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.
This MP claimed £77 for Utilities in 2023-24.
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.
This MP claimed £28 for Utilities in 2023-24.
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.
This MP claimed £33 for Utilities in 2023-24.
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.
This MP claimed £146 for Utilities in 2023-24.
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.
This MP claimed £18 for Utilities in 2023-24.
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
Sammy Wilson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | £18,610 | Office Costs (£15,714) | 111 | View claims |
| 2024-25 | £48,700 | Travel and Subsistence (£48,700) | 2 | View claims |
| 2023-24 | £83,797 | Office Costs (£30,965) | 192 | View claims |
| 2022-23 | £77,476 | Travel and Subsistence (£31,138) | 149 | View claims |
| 2021-22 | £68,590 | Travel and Subsistence (£24,092) | 203 | View claims |
| 2020-21 | £76,021 | Office Costs (£24,991) | 285 | View claims |
| 2019-20 | £90,718 | Travel and Subsistence (£27,629) | 229 | View claims |
| 2018-19 | £77,382 | Travel and Subsistence (£27,300) | 118 | View claims |
| 2017-18 | £73,376 | Travel and Subsistence (£23,707) | 131 | View claims |
| 2016-17 | £66,870 | Travel and Subsistence (£20,818) | 137 | View claims |
| 2015-16 | £54,879 | Accommodation (£20,252) | 89 | View claims |
| 2014-15 | £57,300 | Accommodation (£19,299) | 78 | View claims |
| 2013-14 | £57,415 | Travel and Subsistence (£22,872) | 82 | View claims |
| 2012-13 | £25,042 | Travel and Subsistence (£14,678) | 74 | View claims |
| 2011-12 | £23,206 | Travel and Subsistence (£16,899) | 48 | View claims |
| 2010-11 | £15,129 | Travel and Subsistence (£11,720) | 28 | 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 | Stationery & printing | £428 | 2025-26 | 23 Mar 2026 | Paid | Various toners and printer ink | View source |
| Office Costs | Utilities | £249 | 2025-26 | 23 Mar 2026 | Paid | Electricity — Power Ni Larne | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £108 | 2025-26 | 18 Mar 2026 | Paid | Copy Paper | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £120 | 2025-26 | 18 Mar 2026 | Paid | Paper Towels | View source |
| Accommodation | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £55 | 2025-26 | 16 Mar 2026 | Paid | Internet — Broadband February | View source |
| Office Costs | Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | £113 | 2025-26 | 14 Mar 2026 | Paid | Maintenance of Fire EXtinguishers | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £103 | 2025-26 | 11 Mar 2026 | Paid | Landline & internet package — Clarity telephones and internet | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £360 | 2025-26 | 11 Mar 2026 | Paid | Toners [***] | View source |
| Accommodation | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £55 | 2025-26 | 3 Mar 2026 | Paid | Internet — Broadband March | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £134 | 2025-26 | 2 Mar 2026 | Paid | Council Tax London March | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £106 | 2025-26 | 28 Feb 2026 | Paid | Office furniture — Computer chairs | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £190 | 2025-26 | 24 Feb 2026 | Paid | Other office equipment — Camera for video for social media | View source |
| Staffing | Training - staff | £179 | 2025-26 | 18 Feb 2026 | Paid | [***] [***] WEb Design two of two | View source |
| Staffing | Training - staff | £179 | 2025-26 | 11 Feb 2026 | Paid | [***] [***] web design one of two | View source |
| Accommodation | Utilities | £82 | 2025-26 | 10 Feb 2026 | Paid | Dual Fuel — Communal Energy | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £102 | 2025-26 | 10 Feb 2026 | Paid | Landline & internet package — Clarity Telephones | View source |
| Office Costs | Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | £72 | 2025-26 | 10 Feb 2026 | Paid | Maintenance of Fire Alarm | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £204 | 2025-26 | 10 Feb 2026 | Paid | Printing mono and colour | View source |
| Accommodation | Council tax | £134 | 2025-26 | 2 Feb 2026 | Paid | Council Tax February | View source |
| Office Costs | Utilities | £412 | 2025-26 | 29 Jan 2026 | Paid | Gas — SSE Airtricity Gas | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £60 | 2025-26 | 23 Jan 2026 | Paid | Toners for printer [***] | View source |
| Office Costs | Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | £899 | 2025-26 | 20 Jan 2026 | Paid | Sammy W Telephone | View source |
| Accommodation | Utilities | £104 | 2025-26 | 19 Jan 2026 | Paid | Water — Thames Water July - December | View source |
| Accommodation | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £55 | 2025-26 | 17 Jan 2026 | Paid | Internet — Hyperoptic broadband | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - purchase | £60 | 2025-26 | 16 Jan 2026 | Paid | Office furniture — Desk | View source |
Similar claims by other MPs
Other MPs who claimed under “Accommodation Rent” in 2017-18. Browse all Accommodation Rent claims
| MP | Amount | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Tugendhat Conservative | £3,000 | 27 Jul 2017 | Rent on constituency home — June July 2017 rent |
| Tom Tugendhat Conservative | £3,000 | 29 May 2017 | Rent — Rent on constituency house, April and May 2017 |
| Sir Geoffrey Cox Conservative | £2,817 | 19 Oct 2017 | Accommodation costs — Advance rent |
| Mr James Frith Labour | £2,600 | 28 Jul 2017 | GCS reconcilliation — [***] |
| Emma Hardy Labour | £2,600 | 17 Jul 2017 | Hotel/1st month rent 25/7/17 — BENSONS LIMITED |
| Dr Caroline Johnson Conservative | £2,453 | 5 Dec 2017 | Mastercard December — Hamptons Estates Ltd |
| Wera Hobhouse Liberal Democrat | £2,352 | 12 Jul 2017 | . — [***] [***] |
| Simon Hoare Conservative | £2,250 | 1 Mar 2018 | Accommodation Rent March 18 — Rent March 18 |
| Simon Hoare Conservative | £2,250 | 1 Feb 2018 | Accommodation February 2018 — Accommodation Rent Feb. 18 |
| Simon Hoare Conservative | £2,250 | 1 Jan 2018 | Accommodation Rent January 18 — Accom. Rent Jan 18 |
| Simon Hoare Conservative | £2,250 | 1 Dec 2017 | Accommodation Rent December 17 — Rent |
| Simon Hoare Conservative | £2,250 | 1 Nov 2017 | Accommodation Rent Nov 17 — Rent Nov. 17 |
Democratic Unionist Party average — 2017-18
£46,000
All-MP average — 2017-18
£15,530
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 Israel between 23 October 2025 and 30 October 2025
£3,810Registered 12 Nov 2025View source
8. Miscellaneous
Board Member of the Centre for Brexit Policy. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 2 Feb 2022View source
Sammy Wilson expenses — common questions
- How much did Sammy Wilson claim in expenses in 2017-18?
- Sammy Wilson claimed £73,376 in IPSA business costs in 2017-18. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Sammy Wilson claim for?
- In 2017-18, Sammy Wilson's largest published IPSA category was Travel and Subsistence (£23,707). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Sammy Wilson'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.