MP Expenses
Sir Oliver Dowden
Current MP

Sir Oliver DowdenMP expenses

£10,523 IPSA expenses in 2020-21

Conservative · Hertsmere

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

£1,912

Total claimed — selected period (2020-21)

£10,523

View full itemised claims below

Spend by category — 2020-21

Year-on-year trend

Sir Oliver Dowden 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 Oliver Dowden, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2025-26£4,277Office Costs (£4,277)32View claims
2024-25£830Travel and Subsistence (£830)2View claims
2023-24£6,529Office Costs (£6,283)40View claims
2022-23£6,373Office Costs (£6,001)30View claims
2021-22£5,438Office Costs (£5,077)14View claims
2020-21£10,523Office Costs (£10,452)21View claims
2019-20£10,006Office Costs (£9,353)67View claims
2018-19£2,156Office Costs (£1,085)12View claims
2017-18£3,619Travel and Subsistence (£1,868)12View claims
2016-17£4,496Office Costs (£3,309)14View claims
2015-16£4,367Start-up Costs (£2,628)10View 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 CostsStationery & printing£1822025-2619 Mar 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£7382025-2627 Feb 2026PaidELECTED TECHNOLOGIESView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£562025-2627 Feb 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1822025-2627 Feb 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£632025-2618 Feb 2026Paid—View source
Office CostsNewspapers, journals, magazines£652025-265 Feb 2026PaidTHE FINANCIAL TIMESView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1212025-262 Feb 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1212025-262 Feb 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£932025-262 Feb 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1202025-262 Feb 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1052025-262 Feb 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsNewspapers, journals, magazines£652025-265 Jan 2026PaidTHE FINANCIAL TIMESView source
Office CostsNewspapers, journals, magazines£652025-265 Dec 2025PaidTHE FINANCIAL TIMESView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1212025-266 Nov 2025PaidBanner December 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1852025-266 Nov 2025PaidBanner December 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1202025-266 Nov 2025PaidBanner December 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1212025-266 Nov 2025PaidBanner December 2025View source
Office CostsNewspapers, journals, magazines£652025-265 Nov 2025PaidTHE FINANCIAL TIMESView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1822025-2629 Oct 2025PaidBanner November 2025View source
Office CostsNewspapers, journals, magazines£652025-265 Oct 2025PaidTHE FINANCIAL TIMESView source
Office CostsVenue hire, meetings & surgeries£722025-2615 Sept 2025Paid—View source
Office CostsNewspapers, journals, magazines£652025-265 Sept 2025PaidTHE FINANCIAL TIMESView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2432025-2612 Aug 2025PaidBanner September 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2432025-2612 Aug 2025PaidBanner September 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1852025-2612 Aug 2025PaidBanner September 2025View source
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John Healey

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£7,79429 Apr 2020Labour Party - 45k John Healey MP info leaflet sent out by Royal Mail
Dame Caroline Dinenage

Conservative

£3,14622 Apr 2020SQ STANBURY CHAMELEON
Dame Caroline Dinenage

Conservative

£2,86315 Apr 2020SQ STANBURY CHAMELEON
Dame Caroline Dinenage

Conservative

£2,86315 Apr 2020SQ STANBURY CHAMELEON
Lee Anderson

Reform UK

£2,78314 May 2020Local newspaper covid advertising
Darren Jones

Labour

£2,46217 Aug 2020Delivery of MP Service Update flyer to constituents (leaflet being delivered attached to the same PDF as the invoice)
Dame Chi Onwurah

Labour

£2,2108 Dec 2020Leaflet Distribution Newcastle
Paul Holmes

Conservative

£2,11012 May 2020TROJAN MAILING LTD
Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat

£2,0409 Apr 2020NEWSQUEST MEDIA
Sir Lindsay Hoyle

Speaker

£1,93929 Apr 2020JPI Media Publishing Covid 19 Information Advert
Mark Garnier

Conservative

£1,80014 Jul 2020NEWSQUEST MEDIA
Andrew Griffith

Conservative

£1,6368 Jun 2020PAYPAL SUSSEXLOCAL

Conservative average — 2020-21

£37,015

All-MP average — 2020-21

£38,889

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.

1. Employment and earnings

  • Mentor - Mentor Hub LLP (The Mentor Hub)

    Registered 22 Jul 2026View source

  • Strategy Adviser - Francisco Partners Management LP

    Registered 9 Jul 2025View source

  • Strategy Adviser - Pierce Protocols Limited trading as Heni

    Registered 9 Jan 2025View source

  • Strategy Adviser - Caxton Associates LLP

    Registered 19 Nov 2024View source

1.1. Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments

  • Payment received on 17 June 2026 - £20,000.00

    £20,000
    Registered 1 Jul 2026View source

  • Payment received on 28 May 2026 - £15,000.00

    £15,000
    Registered 12 Jun 2026View source

  • Payment received on 08 May 2026 - £10,000.00

    £10,000
    Registered 26 May 2026View source

  • Payment received on 14 April 2026 - £9,017.87

    £9,018
    Registered 8 May 2026View source

  • Payment received on 16 April 2026 - £10,000.00

    £10,000
    Registered 5 May 2026View source

  • Payment received on 13 March 2026 - £12,500.00

    £12,500
    Registered 27 Mar 2026View source

  • Payment received on 13 March 2026 - £10,000.00

    £10,000
    Registered 27 Mar 2026View source

  • Payment received on 09 March 2026 - £15,000.00

    £15,000
    Registered 11 Mar 2026View source

  • Payment received on 06 February 2026 - £10,000.00

    £10,000
    Registered 17 Feb 2026View source

  • Payment received on 12 January 2026 - £10,000.00

    £10,000
    Registered 22 Jan 2026View source

  • Payment received on 02 January 2026 - £35,000.00

    £35,000
    Registered 19 Jan 2026View source

  • Payment received on 15 December 2025 - £10,000.00

    £10,000
    Registered 20 Dec 2025View source

  • Payment received on 17 November 2025 - £15,000.00

    £15,000
    Registered 4 Dec 2025View source

  • Payment received on 17 November 2025 - £10,000.00

    £10,000
    Registered 1 Dec 2025View source

  • Payment received on 08 October 2025 - £25,000.00

    £25,000
    Registered 28 Oct 2025View source

  • Payment received on 03 October 2025 - £10,000.00

    £10,000
    Registered 20 Oct 2025View source

  • Payment received on 08 September 2025 - £10,000.00

    £10,000
    Registered 23 Sept 2025View source

  • Payment received on 26 August 2025 - £15,000.00

    £15,000
    Registered 4 Sept 2025View source

  • Payment received on 26 August 2025 - £10,000.00

    £10,000
    Registered 4 Sept 2025View source

  • Payment received on 21 July 2025 - £10,000.00

    £10,000
    Registered 14 Aug 2025View source

  • Payment received on 06 June 2025 - £10,000.00

    £10,000
    Registered 16 Jun 2025View source

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

  • Fenchurch Advisory Partners LLP - £1,414.92

    £1,415
    Registered 22 Jul 2026View source

  • Embassy of the United Arab Emirates - £510.00

    £510
    Registered 9 Jul 2026View source

  • SKY UK LIMITED - £360.00

    £360
    Registered 1 Jul 2026View source

  • Fenchurch Advisory Partners LLP - £3,500.00

    £3,500
    Registered 3 Jun 2026View source

  • Deep Shah - £2,556.00

    £2,556
    Registered 28 Oct 2025View source

  • London Town Group of Companies Limited - £758.59

    £759
    Registered 20 Oct 2025View source

  • Fenchurch Advisory Partners LLP - £1,301.80

    £1,302
    Registered 28 Jul 2025View source

  • Kamal Pankhania - £450.00

    £450
    Registered 1 Jul 2025View source

  • Fazan Tahir - £3,700.00

    £3,700
    Registered 1 Jul 2025View source

4. Visits outside the UK

  • International visit to United Arab Emirates between 27 January 2026 and 30 January 2026

    £13,645
    Registered 17 Feb 2026View source

  • International visit to United Arab Emirates between 06 December 2025 and 11 December 2025

    £20,850
    Registered 29 Dec 2025View source

  • International visit to United Arab Emirates between 28 October 2025 and 31 October 2025

    £7,250
    Registered 18 Nov 2025View source

  • International visit to France between 01 June 2025 and 04 June 2025

    £2,075
    Registered 20 Jun 2025View source

5. Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK

  • SM Entertainment - £400.00

    £400
    Registered 21 Jul 2025View source

8. Miscellaneous

  • Patron to the Israeli Dance Institute. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 28 Jul 2026View source

  • Chair of Conservative Friends of India

    Registered 13 May 2025View source

  • A patron of the Peace Hospice, Watford (unpaid).

    Registered 29 Jul 2016View source

Sir Oliver Dowden expenses — common questions

How much did Sir Oliver Dowden claim in expenses in 2020-21?
Sir Oliver Dowden claimed £10,523 in IPSA business costs in 2020-21. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Sir Oliver Dowden claim for?
In 2020-21, Sir Oliver Dowden's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£10,452). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Sir Oliver Dowden'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.