The Parliamentary Standards Agency has released exactly what Nottinghamshire MPs have claimed over spending so far this year. The official figures come after the Taxpayers Alliance revealed Tory MP for Broxtowe Darren Henry claimed the most spending in the entire country last year.

In 2020/21 the average cost of an MP was £203,880, a 29.2 per cent increase on the average of £157,747 spent in 2019/20, the Taxpayers Alliance had said. Mr Henry had claimed more than £280,000 in expenses, compared to the cheapest MP, Philip Hollobone, for Kettering, who claimed £80,709.

The Independent Parliamentary Standards Agency (IPSA) keeps tabs on MPs’ spending on business expenses, including travel, staff and accommodation. And the agency has now revealed what Nottinghamshire MPs have said so far in the 2021/22 financial year.

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1. Darren Henry – £15,600.14

2. Ruth Edwards – £10,896.46

3. Lilian Greenwood – £10,261.18

4. Mark Spencer – £10,254.70

5. Alex Norris – £9,770.95

6. Robert Jenrick – £9,629.75

7. Brendan Clarke-Smith – £7,876.16

8. Tom Randall – £6,294.18

9. Nadia Whittome – £5,865.47

10. Ben Bradley – £5,431.60

11. Lee Anderson – £3,145.03

Each MP has broken down their expenses. They are the following:

Tom Randall, Curator, Gedling:

Lodging

£1,266.75

MP trip

£345.00

Office expenses

£1,676.03 (TOTAL)

Advertising and contact cards

£313.50

Equipment – purchase

£609.59

Landline and Internet – rental and use

£229.18

Stationery & printing

£310.75

Utilities

£213.01

Staff travel

£14.40

Recruitment

£2,992.00

Total: £6,294.18

Speaking about his spending, Mr Randall told Nottinghamshire Live: “Last year my office received 13,500 emails from constituents on case handling and policy matters. So far this year, my office received 6,500 emails.

“The personnel and business expenses that have been published have been used solely to assist me in assisting my constituents, including employing personnel to assist my constituents, running a constituency office, and for my parliamentary duties to help me enable him to represent Gedling. Every penny spent under Endowment and business costs is taxpayers money, must be approved by an independent outside body and I am very careful about how that budget is spent.”

Lilian Greenwood, Labour, South Nottingham:

Lodging

£3,483.32

MP trip

£97.17

Office expenses

£6,680.69 (TOTAL)

Equipment here

£23.40

Insurance – contents

£525.00

Landline and Internet – rental and use

£594.00

Maintenance, redecoration and repairs

£2,389.80

Bundled staffing services

£1,050.00

Lease

£1,800.00

Stationery & printing

£17.99

TV license

£157.50

Training – deputy

£123.00

Total: £10,261.18

Alex Norris, Labour, Nottingham North:

Lodging

£4,962.08

Office expenses

£4,808.87 (TOTAL)

Cleaning services

£15.00

Fixed telephone & internet – installation & purchase of equipment

€132.32

Landline and Internet – rental and use

€143.49

Bundled staffing services

£4,200.00

Program apps

£85.00

Utilities

£186.30

Waste disposal, collection of confidential waste and household waste

£46.76

Total: £9,770.95

Mr Norris said: ‘It is important that there is transparency and that all details of MPs’ expenses are made public. Mine go to a fully serviced office in Bulwell and accommodation to enable me to represent our community in London during the week.”

Nadia Whittome, Labour, Nottingham East:

Lodging

€1,266.68

Office expenses

£4,598.79 (TOTAL)

Business rates

£335.00

Bundled staffing services

£4,200.00

Utilities

£63.79

Total: £5,865.47

Ms Whittome said: “MP’s expenses cover a whole range of things: from our staff, to our offices, to travel and accommodation. The vast majority of my expenses last year were paying my amazing staff which helps people in Nottingham East day in and day out with everything from housing issues to immigration matters to securing school places for their children.They have also been involved in the installation from my office in Mansfield Road, where my team members work and constituents regularly visit for help and advice.

“I remain committed to bringing home £35,000 after tax of my £84,144 salary and donating the rest to local causes.”

Darren Henry, Curator, Broxtowe:

Lodging

£5,631.66

Office expenses

£3,773.39 (TOTAL)

Services purchased

£665.00

Cleaning services

£108.00

Equipment – purchase

£764.67

Insurance – content

£303.24

Mobile phone – contract & use

£212.23

Postage and couriers

£111.20

Lease

£1,120.00

Stationery & printing

£68.43

Utilities

£420.62

Staff travel

£22.59

Recruitment

£6,172.50

Total: £15,600.14

Speaking of expenses, Mr Henry said: “As usual, my expenses during this period were spent on: staff, office expenses, staff travel and accommodation. These are broken down to my IPSA page and all in the public domain.”

Ben Bradley, Curator, Mansfield:

MP trip

€103.59

Office expenses

£5,328.01 (TOTAL)

Landline and Internet – rental and use

£134.28

Maintenance, redecoration and repairs

£480.00

Mobile phone – contract & use

£27.00

Bundled staffing services

£2,988.00

Lease

£1,250.00

Charge & Land rent

£220.00

Program apps

£39.94

Stationery & printing

€51.79

Utilities

£137.00

Total: £5,431.60

Ruth Edwards, Curator, Rushcliffe:

Lodging

£2,686.66

MP trip

£174.40

Office expenses

£7,941.61 (TOTAL)

Equipment – purchase

£1,389.75

Bundled staffing services

£2,992.00

Postage and couriers

£716.28

Program apps

£50.34

Stationery & printing

€2,793.24

Staff travel

€93.79

Total: £10,896.46

Lee Anderson, Curator, Ashfield:

Lodging

£1,175.70

MP trip

£385.58

Office expenses

£1,583.75 (TOTAL)

Equipment here

£267.89

Landline and Internet – rental and use

£279.98

Lease

£936.00

Program apps

£99.88

Total: £3,145.03

Robert Jenrick, Curator, Newark:

Lodging

£4,000

MP trip

£462.60

Office expenses

£5,167.15 (TOTAL)

Landline and Internet – rental and use

£88.93

Bundled staffing services

£2,992.00

Lease

£1,486.22

Program apps

£600.00

Total: £9,629.75

Mark Spencer, Curator, Sherwood:

Lodging

£3,000.24

MP trip

£790.90

Office expenses

£3,471.56 (TOTAL)

Equipment – purchase

£969.00

Landline and Internet – rental and use

£248.86

Lease

€1,124.96

Stationery & printing

€1,128.74

Recruitment

£2,992.00

Total: £10,254.70

Brendan Clarke-Smith, Curator, Bassetlaw:

Lodging

€2,209.17

MP trip

£369.00

Office expenses

£4,060.73 (TOTAL)

Advertising and contact cards

-£60.00

Cleaning services

£6.98

Equipment – purchase

£340.04

Landline and Internet – rental and use

£383.84

Bundled staffing services

£3,051.00

Stationery & printing

£222.78

Utilities

€126.09

Staff travel

£1,237.26 (INCLUDING £438.83 FOR SUBSISTENCE)

Total: £7,876.16