MP Expenses
Sir Edward Leigh
Current MP

Sir Edward LeighMP expenses

£27,895 IPSA expenses in 2013-14

Conservative · Gainsborough

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

£996

Total claimed — selected period (2013-14)

£27,895

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Spend by category — 2013-14

Energy & utility comparison

This MP claimed £81 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £173 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £62 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £173 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £173 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £55 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £173 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £58 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £173 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £173 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £65 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £68 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £173 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £173 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £173 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £62 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £173 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £504 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £30 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £57 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £61 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £173 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £63 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £173 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £173 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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Year-on-year trend

Sir Edward Leigh 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 Sir Edward Leigh, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2025-26£8,076Accommodation (£6,154)33View claims
2024-25£12,512Travel and Subsistence (£12,512)2View claims
2023-24£18,165Travel and Subsistence (£7,275)73View claims
2022-23£19,447Travel and Subsistence (£8,699)70View claims
2021-22£16,205Travel and Subsistence (£6,293)79View claims
2020-21£14,034Office Costs (£5,221)77View claims
2019-20£17,703Travel and Subsistence (£7,085)73View claims
2018-19£8,993Travel and Subsistence (£5,998)20View claims
2017-18£11,342Travel and Subsistence (£6,700)27View claims
2016-17£8,630Travel and Subsistence (£5,557)13View claims
2015-16£9,747Travel and Subsistence (£4,714)18View claims
2014-15£8,576Travel and Subsistence (£6,440)7View claims
2013-14£27,895Staffing (£14,867)27View claims
2012-13£10,718Travel and Subsistence (£7,013)21View claims
2011-12£15,694Travel and Subsistence (£8,393)38View claims
2010-11£10,171Travel and Subsistence (£6,357)19View 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.

SubcategoryStatusDescriptionSource
AccommodationUtilities£812025-264 Feb 2026PaidElectricity — EON NextElectricity Paid by Direct DebitView source
Office CostsBought-in services£4742025-266 Jan 2026PaidParliamentary accountancy — Accountancy work on Tax Return For PAYE Parliamentary salary including his State OAPView source
AccommodationCouncil tax£2682025-261 Jan 2026Paid10th Council Tax Payment by Direct DebitView source
AccommodationUtilities£1732025-261 Jan 2026PaidOther fuel — WCF Chandler Oil paid by Direct DebitView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2002025-2610 Dec 2025PaidBanner January 2026View source
AccommodationUtilities£622025-263 Dec 2025PaidElectricity — EON Next Electricity Paid by Direct DebitView source
AccommodationCouncil tax£2682025-261 Dec 2025Paid9th Council Tax Payment by Direct DebitView source
AccommodationUtilities£1732025-261 Dec 2025PaidOther fuel — WCF Chandler Oil Paid by Direct DebitView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£8872025-265 Nov 2025Paid5x Printer InkView source
AccommodationUtilities£1732025-263 Nov 2025PaidOther fuel — WCF Chandler Oil Paid by Direct DebitView source
Office CostsWebsite hosting and design£3602025-263 Nov 2025PaidAnual payment for Bluetree Website Hosting for November2025 to October2026View source
AccommodationCouncil tax£2682025-261 Nov 2025Paid8th Council Tax Payment by Direct DebitView source
AccommodationUtilities£552025-262 Oct 2025PaidElectricity — EON Next Electricity Paid by Direct DebitView source
AccommodationCouncil tax£2682025-261 Oct 2025Paid7th Council Tax Payment by Direct DebitView source
AccommodationUtilities£1732025-261 Oct 2025PaidOther fuel — WCF Chandler Oil Paid by Direct DebitView source
AccommodationCouncil tax£2682025-261 Sept 2025Paid6th Council Tax Payment by Direct DebitView source
AccommodationUtilities£582025-261 Sept 2025PaidElectricity — EON Next Electricity Paid by Direct DebitView source
AccommodationUtilities£1732025-261 Sept 2025PaidOther fuel — WCF Chandler Paid by Direct DebitView source
AccommodationCouncil tax£2682025-261 Aug 2025Paid5th Council Tax Payment by Direct DebitView source
AccommodationUtilities£1732025-261 Aug 2025PaidOther fuel — WCF Chandler Oil Payed by Direct DebitView source
AccommodationUtilities£652025-2631 Jul 2025PaidElectricity — EON Next Electricity Payed by Direct DebitView source
AccommodationCouncil tax£2682025-261 Jul 2025PaidForth Council Tax Payment by Direct DebitView source
AccommodationUtilities£682025-261 Jul 2025PaidElectricity — E.0N Next Electricity by Direct DebitView source
AccommodationUtilities£1732025-261 Jul 2025PaidOther fuel — WCF Chandler Oil by Direct DebitView source
AccommodationCouncil tax£2682025-261 Jun 2025Paid3rd Council Tax Payment by Direct DebitView source
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Similar claims by other MPs

Other MPs who claimed under “Professional Services (Staff.) in 2013-14. Browse all Professional Services (Staff.) claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Steve Reed

Labour (Co-op)

£12,0624 Sept 2013RSA Research — Research on employment in Croydon
Shabana Mahmood

Labour

£6,99031 Mar 2014[***] — December-March Fees
Sir Iain Duncan Smith

Conservative

£6,0006 Mar 2014[***] in my constituency — Paid by CWGCA
Shabana Mahmood

Labour

£5,00031 Mar 2014[***] — Fee for Research/Policy
Seema Malhotra

Labour (Co-op)

£4,80021 Oct 2013PRS [***] — PRS Pooled Services 2013-14
Yvette Cooper

Labour

£3,00025 Mar 2014201403 prof services — research and writing
Sir Geoffrey Cox

Conservative

£2,62019 Mar 2014PRU Subscription 2014/15 — PRU subscription 2014/15
Dame Siobhain McDonagh

Labour

£2,50019 Dec 2013Bought in Office Manager — Bought in Office Management
Shabana Mahmood

Labour

£2,50010 Oct 2013Office Services — Penny [***] invoice 1 July-Dec. 2013
Dame Siobhain McDonagh

Labour

£2,5001 Oct 2013Bought in Office Manager — Bought in Office Management
Dame Siobhain McDonagh

Labour

£2,50028 Jun 2013Bought in Office Manager — Bought in Office Management October to December
Dame Siobhain McDonagh

Labour

£2,5001 Apr 2013Bought in Office Manager — Bought in Office Management October to December

Conservative average — 2013-14

£18,317

All-MP average — 2013-14

£19,893

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 Italy between 05 October 2025 and 08 October 2025

    £398
    Registered 3 Nov 2025View source

8. Miscellaneous

  • Barrister, not currently practising.

    Registered 22 May 2015View source

9. Family members employed

Sir Edward Leigh expenses — common questions

How much did Sir Edward Leigh claim in expenses in 2013-14?
Sir Edward Leigh claimed £27,895 in IPSA business costs in 2013-14. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Sir Edward Leigh claim for?
In 2013-14, Sir Edward Leigh's largest published IPSA category was Staffing (£14,867). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Sir Edward Leigh'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.