Steve Darling MP: office costs

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

How these years work

Our reporting years run from 4 July to 3 July, starting with the 2024 general election. They are not official parliamentary sessions. Office costs keep IPSA’s April–March financial years. Records may cover only part of a year; a missing record does not mean no work was done.

These are business costs for staff and running an MP’s office, not personal pay. IPSA uses a different calendar: 1 April–31 March.

200 published records · newest first. Office costs fund parliamentary work; they are not personal income.

2024-25 spend and budgets

Published annual totals; travel has no capped budget in this display. The official annual total includes April to early July 2024, before this Parliament began; the claims below begin on 4 July.

Office£26,126.14

What this shows and doesn't show

2024-25: IPSA annual total for office. Claim rows may not reconcile to annual totals; travel is annual-only. IPSA source. Methodology.

Budget £30,425.75

Staffing£179,112.25

What this shows and doesn't show

2024-25: IPSA annual total for staffing. Claim rows may not reconcile to annual totals; travel is annual-only. IPSA source. Methodology.

Budget £185,538.08

Accommodation£21,118.25

What this shows and doesn't show

2024-25: IPSA annual total for accommodation. Claim rows may not reconcile to annual totals; travel is annual-only. IPSA source. Methodology.

Budget £21,666.58

Travel£9,112.58

What this shows and doesn't show

2024-25: IPSA annual total for travel. Claim rows may not reconcile to annual totals; travel is annual-only. IPSA source. Methodology.

Budget not published

Other£0.00

What this shows and doesn't show

2024-25: IPSA annual total for other. Claim rows may not reconcile to annual totals; travel is annual-only. IPSA source. Methodology.

Budget not published

Costs

31 Mar 2025 · Rail · Staff Travel · £151.04
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Claim 1 · Paid · Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25
Official IPSA release
31 Mar 2025 · Hotel - UK Not London · Staff Travel · £60.80
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Claim 1 · Paid · Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25
Official IPSA release
31 Mar 2025 · Rent · Accommodation · -£1,689.86
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Claim 200011493-745 · Paid · 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
Official IPSA release
31 Mar 2025 · Mileage - car · Staff Travel · £5.13
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Claim 1 · Paid · Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25
Official IPSA release
31 Mar 2025 · Subsistence · Staff Travel · £56.64
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Claim 1 · Paid · Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25
Official IPSA release
31 Mar 2025 · Rail · MP Travel · £3,548.58
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Claim 1 · Paid · Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25
Official IPSA release
31 Mar 2025 · Other public transport · Staff Travel · £30.50
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Claim 1 · Paid · Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25
Official IPSA release
31 Mar 2025 · Hotel - European · MP Travel · £541.73
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Claim 1 · Paid · Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25
Official IPSA release
31 Mar 2025 · Other travel · Staffing · £18.60
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Claim 1 · Paid · Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25
Official IPSA release
31 Mar 2025 · Mileage - car · Staff Travel · £3.15
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Claim 1 · Paid · Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25
Official IPSA release
31 Mar 2025 · Rail · Staff Travel · £3,000.74
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Claim 1 · Paid · Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25
Official IPSA release
31 Mar 2025 · Other public transport · MP Travel · £99.50
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Claim 1 · Paid · Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25
Official IPSA release
31 Mar 2025 · Hotel - London · Staff Travel · £1,004.11
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Claim 1 · Paid · Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25
Official IPSA release
31 Mar 2025 · Rent · Office Costs · -£19.41
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Claim 200011493-746 · Paid · 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
Official IPSA release
31 Mar 2025 · Air travel · MP Travel · £279.03
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Claim 1 · Paid · Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25
Official IPSA release
31 Mar 2025 · Rail · MP Travel · £16.65
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Claim 1 · Paid · Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25
Official IPSA release
31 Mar 2025 · Rail · MP Travel · £60.66
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Claim 1 · Paid · Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25
Official IPSA release
31 Mar 2025 · Rail · Dependant Travel · £203.47
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Claim 1 · Paid · Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25
Official IPSA release
31 Mar 2025 · Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year · Staffing · £173,863.33
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Claim 1 · Paid · Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
Official IPSA release
31 Mar 2025 · Train travel · Staffing · £260.80
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Claim 1 · Paid · Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25
Official IPSA release
31 Mar 2025 · Rail · Staff Travel · £50.85
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Claim 1 · Paid · Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25
Official IPSA release
28 Mar 2025 · Software & applications · Office Costs · £230.53
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Claim 60296857-1 · Paid · BUFFER PLAN [200011725-8049]
Official IPSA release
28 Mar 2025 · Advertising and contact cards · Office Costs · £48.99
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Claim 60296857-2 · Paid · VISTAPRINT [200011725-8048]
Official IPSA release
27 Mar 2025 · Electricity · Accommodation · £45.99
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Claim 60297702-1 · Paid · energy bill [200011798-411]
Official IPSA release
27 Mar 2025 · Subsistence · Staffing · £5.35
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Claim 60297582-2 · Paid · subsistence for volunteer [200011797-290]
Official IPSA release

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