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
£4,601
Total claimed — selected period (2011-12)
£12,129
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2011-12
Year-on-year trend
Sir Stephen Timms 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 | £20,312 | Office Costs (£20,312) | 40 | View claims |
| 2024-25 | £3,137 | Travel and Subsistence (£3,137) | 2 | View claims |
| 2023-24 | £27,950 | Office Costs (£26,726) | 111 | View claims |
| 2022-23 | £25,569 | Office Costs (£24,437) | 92 | View claims |
| 2021-22 | £24,255 | Office Costs (£22,400) | 120 | View claims |
| 2020-21 | £14,921 | Office Costs (£14,058) | 88 | View claims |
| 2019-20 | £24,378 | Office Costs (£22,422) | 136 | View claims |
| 2018-19 | £12,877 | Office Costs (£11,569) | 35 | View claims |
| 2017-18 | £11,652 | Office Costs (£10,853) | 29 | View claims |
| 2016-17 | £10,984 | Office Costs (£9,210) | 30 | View claims |
| 2015-16 | £21,500 | Office Costs (£20,656) | 34 | View claims |
| 2014-15 | £13,921 | Office Costs (£11,684) | 48 | View claims |
| 2013-14 | £18,757 | Office Costs (£16,390) | 50 | View claims |
| 2012-13 | £13,551 | Office Costs (£12,242) | 36 | View claims |
| 2011-12 | £12,129 | Office Costs (£11,750) | 52 | View claims |
| 2010-11 | £8,931 | Office Costs (£6,591) | 41 | 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 | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £1,020 | 2025-26 | 18 Mar 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £200 | 2025-26 | 18 Mar 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £1,020 | 2025-26 | 23 Feb 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £200 | 2025-26 | 23 Feb 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Training - staff | £594 | 2025-26 | 20 Feb 2026 | Paid | CAUSEWAYCREATIVE.CO.UK | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £70 | 2025-26 | 31 Jan 2026 | Paid | SQSP [***] | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £250 | 2025-26 | 26 Jan 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £1,020 | 2025-26 | 26 Jan 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £227 | 2025-26 | 15 Jan 2026 | Paid | Printer ink | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £200 | 2025-26 | 22 Dec 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £1,020 | 2025-26 | 22 Dec 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Translation services - other languages | £60 | 2025-26 | 8 Dec 2025 | Paid | Italian interpreter for constituent at advice surgery | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £200 | 2025-26 | 27 Nov 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £1,360 | 2025-26 | 27 Nov 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | -£146 | 2025-26 | 5 Nov 2025 | Paid | KAPWING PRO PLAN | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £151 | 2025-26 | 4 Nov 2025 | Paid | KAPWING PRO PLAN | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £250 | 2025-26 | 31 Oct 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £1,700 | 2025-26 | 31 Oct 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £350 | 2025-26 | 30 Oct 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £738 | 2025-26 | 15 Oct 2025 | Paid | Payment for casework software | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £200 | 2025-26 | 30 Sept 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £1,220 | 2025-26 | 30 Sept 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £220 | 2025-26 | 4 Sept 2025 | Paid | HP print toners | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £250 | 2025-26 | 29 Aug 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £1,020 | 2025-26 | 29 Aug 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
Similar claims by other MPs
Other MPs who claimed under “Other” in 2011-12. Browse all Other claims
| MP | Amount | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Andrew Conservative | £3,960 | 3 Jun 2011 | Pooled Research Services — Pooled research services |
| Pamela Nash Labour | £3,552 | 19 Oct 2011 | Contingency Claim — Installation of Gas Central Heating System in Constituency Office. Contigency Claim number [***] |
| Mr Alistair Carmichael Liberal Democrat | £3,092 | 19 Jul 2011 | Orkney office relocation cost — E Fraser Electrical (Orkney) Ltd |
| Priti Patel Conservative | £2,664 | 23 Jun 2011 | website April 2011-March 2012 — website april 2011-march 2012 |
| Sir Christopher Chope Conservative | £1,248 | 30 Mar 2012 | office services — office services for parliamentary work |
| Sir Christopher Chope Conservative | £1,248 | 30 Apr 2011 | office services — office services for parliamentary work |
| Mrs Sharon Hodgson Labour | £1,200 | 5 Jan 2012 | 2012 01 PRS subs bill Q4 — Subscription for Parliamentary Research Service pooled staffing resource |
| Mrs Sharon Hodgson Labour | £1,200 | 31 Oct 2011 | 2011 10 31 PRS pooled staffing — PRS Parliamentary Research Service - Pooled Staffing - Invoice no. [***] for OCT Nov Dec |
| Mrs Sharon Hodgson Labour | £1,200 | 10 Aug 2011 | 2011 07 01 PRS service subscri — PRS - Parliamentary Research Service ref invoice [***] - dated 10 August 2011 |
| Mrs Sharon Hodgson Labour | £1,200 | 1 Apr 2011 | 2011 04 01 PRS service subscri — PRS - Parliamentatary Research Service ref Invoice Number [***] |
| Mr Alistair Carmichael Liberal Democrat | £1,163 | 13 Jun 2011 | Orkney office relocation costs — Labour costs on office works |
| Rachel Reeves Labour | £860 | 9 May 2011 | Service Charge for Office — Service Charge for Constituency Office 06/2010 - 11/2010 |
Labour average — 2011-12
£21,725
All-MP average — 2011-12
£20,188
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.
8. Miscellaneous
Chair of Trustees, Traidcraft Foundation.
Registered 10 May 2018View sourceTrustee, East Thirteen Christian Trust.
Registered 10 May 2018View sourceTrustee, Parliamentary Christian Trust.
Registered 10 May 2018View source
Sir Stephen Timms expenses — common questions
- How much did Sir Stephen Timms claim in expenses in 2011-12?
- Sir Stephen Timms claimed £12,129 in IPSA business costs in 2011-12. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Sir Stephen Timms claim for?
- In 2011-12, Sir Stephen Timms's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£11,750). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Sir Stephen Timms'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.