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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

Labour MP for Erith and Thamesmead

Elected 2019-12-12

Constituency outline of Erith and Thamesmead with neighbours greyed
Erith and Thamesmead
£288.3K Expenses claimed · rank #124 of 650
£0 Donations received
3 Declared interests
0 Red flags

How They Voted

VOTED FOR Employer National Insurance Increase
VOTED AGAINST VAT on Private Schools
VOTED FOR Illegal Migration Act Repeal
VOTED AGAINST Assisted Dying Bill
VOTED FOR Water Company Regulation
VOTED FOR House of Lords Hereditary Peers
VOTED AGAINST Defence Spending 2.5% GDP

Recent Public Statements

Latest verbatim posts and speeches from Ms Abena Oppong-Asare on Bluesky and gov.uk. Sourced directly from public APIs. No paraphrase, no editorialising.

gov.uk National Emergency Alert test to be held on 7th September
Emergency Alert to be sent to mobile phones across the UK in the second ever national test of the system Alert will sound at around 3pm on Sunday 7 September Test comes as the government publishes a Resilience Action Plan with new steps to secure the country and deliver the Plan for Change Mobile phones in the UK will be sent a test Emergency Alert at around…
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gov.uk Government Taskforce meets on Merseyside to bolster nation’s flood resilience
Bolstering the nation’s resilience to flooding, including in Merseyside, was top of the agenda as the Government’s national Floods Resilience Taskforce convened in Aintree today (Wednesday 21 May). The meeting was chaired by Floods Minister Emma Hardy and hosted by Mersey Fire and Rescue Service at their National Resilience Centre of Excellence, one of the U…
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Expenses Breakdown

Total: £288,312. Rank: #124 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.

Staffing
£264,297
Office
£24,016

What They Actually Claimed For

Itemised IPSA claims for the 229 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £579,345. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.

33 items for review
  • £599 Single claim of £598.67 for Equipment - purchase (Other office equipment) on 25/03/2025.
  • £4,600 Single claim of £4,600.00 for Pooled staffing services (Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)) on 12/04/2024.
  • £900 Single claim of £900.00 for Recruitment Services &Costs (Office Costs) on 29/10/2024.
  • £1,170 Single claim of £1,170.00 for Recruitment Services &Costs (Office Costs) on 05/09/2024.
  • £1,387 Single claim of £1,386.66 for Rent (Office Costs) on 22/10/2024.
  • £1,387 Single claim of £1,386.66 for Rent (Office Costs) on 25/03/2025.
  • £1,387 Single claim of £1,386.66 for Rent (Office Costs) on 30/08/2024.
  • £1,387 Single claim of £1,386.66 for Rent (Office Costs) on 24/12/2024.
  • £1,387 Single claim of £1,386.66 for Rent (Office Costs) on 24/09/2024.
  • £1,387 Single claim of £1,386.66 for Rent (Office Costs) on 26/11/2024.
  • £1,387 Single claim of £1,386.66 for Rent (Office Costs) on 23/01/2025.
  • £1,387 Single claim of £1,386.66 for Rent (Office Costs) on 25/02/2025.
  • £656 Single claim of £656.21 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 02/07/2024.
  • £720 Single claim of £720.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 15/12/2024.
  • £1,200 Single claim of £1,200.00 for Training - MP (Office Costs) on 31/03/2024.
  • £912 Single claim of £912.15 for IPSA RICS Valuation (Miscellaneous) on 23/02/2024.
  • £2,424 Single claim of £2,423.65 for Business rates (Office Costs) on 29/02/2024.
  • £1,015 Single claim of £1,014.64 for Equipment - purchase (Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories) on 28/11/2023.
  • £885 Single claim of £885.27 for Equipment - purchase (Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories) on 31/03/2023.
  • £1,170 Single claim of £1,170.00 for Recruitment Services &Costs (Office Costs) on 03/03/2023.
  • £5,000 Single claim of £5,000.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 05/09/2023.
  • £596 Single claim of £596.33 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 02/07/2023.
  • £690 Single claim of £690.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 16/01/2024.
  • £572 Single claim of £572.40 for Stationery & printing (Office Costs) on 23/03/2023.
  • £1,639 Single claim of £1,639.00 for Stationery & printing (Office Costs) on 31/03/2023.

Search the top 30 claims paid

Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £532,024

31/03/2025StaffingPayrollFY 24-25
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£249,858
31/03/2024StaffingPayrollFY 23-24
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2023-24 year0
£215,431
05/09/2023Office CostsRentFY 23-24
0
£5,000
12/04/2024Office CostsPooled staffing servicesFY 24-25
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£4,600
29/01/2024StaffingBought-in servicesFY 23-24
Comms & Media0
£3,600
03/03/2025StaffingBought-in servicesFY 24-25
Administrative services0
£2,646
01/09/2025StaffingBought-in servicesFY 25-26
Administrative services0
£2,556
10/12/2025StaffingBought-in servicesFY 25-26
Administrative services0
£2,547
29/04/2025StaffingBought-in servicesFY 25-26
Administrative services0
£2,547
24/11/2025StaffingBought-in servicesFY 25-26
Administrative services0
£2,484
10/01/2025StaffingBought-in servicesFY 24-25
Administrative services0
£2,457
30/07/2025StaffingBought-in servicesFY 25-26
Administrative services0
£2,457
09/12/2024StaffingBought-in servicesFY 24-25
Administrative services0
£2,448
27/06/2025StaffingBought-in servicesFY 25-26
Administrative services0
£2,439
29/02/2024Office CostsBusiness ratesFY 23-24
Business Rates [200010210-301]0
£2,424
30/06/2025StaffingBought-in servicesFY 25-26
Administrative services0
£2,394
28/04/2023StaffingPooled staffing servicesFY 23-24
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£2,250
28/04/2023StaffingPooled staffing servicesFY 23-24
Adjusting allocating of OG Payment0
£2,250
07/10/2025StaffingBought-in servicesFY 25-26
Administrative services0
£2,214
30/03/2025StaffingBought-in servicesFY 25-26
Administrative services0
£2,151

Year on year

FY 23-24 119 claims £257,019
FY 24-25 70 claims £289,512
FY 25-26 40 claims £32,814

Travel

£5 paid across 0 trips.

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