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Mr Alex Barros-Curtis

Labour MP for Cardiff West

Elected 2024-07-04

Constituency outline of Cardiff West with neighbours greyed
Cardiff West
£117.5K Expenses claimed · rank #976 of 650
£0 Donations received
5 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 FOR 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 Mr Alex Barros-Curtis on Bluesky and gov.uk. Sourced directly from public APIs. No paraphrase, no editorialising.

Bluesky
Could the Minister elaborate further on what steps he and the Ministry of Defence are taking to further strengthen collaboration between us and our European allies during 2025?
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Said One Thing, Voted Another?

Verbatim Hansard contributions placed beside how this MP actually voted. See the full Lie Detector for methodology.

Expenses Breakdown

Total: £117,527. Rank: #976 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.

Staffing
£89,857
Office
£15,962
Accommodation
£6,415
Travel
£5,292

What They Actually Claimed For

Itemised IPSA claims for the 118 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £123,877. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.

20 items for review
  • £1,030 Single claim of £1,030.20 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 09/03/2025.
  • £1,100 Single claim of £1,100.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 06/01/2025.
  • £1,100 Single claim of £1,100.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 06/02/2025.
  • £850 Single claim of £850.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 06/12/2024.
  • £1,100 Single claim of £1,100.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 06/03/2025.
  • £4,353 Single claim of £4,353.05 for Rail (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £2,076 Single claim of £2,076.00 for Equipment - purchase (Office furniture) on 01/05/2025.
  • £1,320 Single claim of £1,320.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 04/03/2025.
  • £3,120 Single claim of £3,120.04 for Rent (Office Costs) on 27/11/2024.
  • £1,320 Single claim of £1,320.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 04/02/2025.
  • £1,320 Single claim of £1,320.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 30/01/2025.
  • £1,440 Single claim of £1,440.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 11/12/2024.
  • £600 Single claim of £600.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 11/12/2024.
  • £1,200 Single claim of £1,199.95 for Stationery & printing (Office Costs) on 23/04/2025.
  • £1,064 Single claim of £1,064.01 for Utilities (Not Applicable) on 18/12/2024.
  • £684 Single claim of £684.00 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 03/05/2025.
  • £684 Single claim of £684.00 for Council tax (Accommodation) on 18/07/2025.
  • £1,048 Single claim of £1,047.63 for Equipment - purchase (Other office equipment) on 02/04/2025.
  • £630 Single claim of £630.00 for Landline phone & internet - rental & usage (Landline) on 23/05/2025.
  • £1,476 Single claim of £1,476.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 13/11/2025.

Search the top 30 claims paid

Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £120,076

31/03/2025StaffingPayrollFY 24-25
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£86,682
31/03/2025MP TravelRailFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£4,353
27/11/2024Office CostsRentFY 24-25
[***] - rent for 17/09/2024 - 31/12/20240
£3,120
03/10/2024StaffingPooled staffing servicesFY 24-25
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£3,000
01/05/2025Office CostsEquipment - purchaseFY 24-25
Office furniture0
£2,076
13/11/2025Office CostsSoftware & applicationsFY 25-26
Caseworker0
£1,476
11/12/2024Office CostsSoftware & applicationsFY 24-25
Caseworker - Annual Fee0
£1,440
04/03/2025Office CostsRentFY 24-25
0
£1,320
04/02/2025Office CostsRentFY 24-25
0
£1,320
30/01/2025Office CostsRentFY 24-25
0
£1,320
23/04/2025Office CostsStationery & printingFY 24-25
JDR OFFICE SUPPLIES [200011798-278]0
£1,200
06/01/2025AccommodationRentFY 24-25
0
£1,100
06/02/2025AccommodationRentFY 24-25
0
£1,100
06/03/2025AccommodationRentFY 24-25
0
£1,100
18/12/2024Office CostsUtilitiesFY 24-25
Not Applicable0
£1,064
02/04/2025Office CostsEquipment - purchaseFY 25-26
Other office equipment0
£1,048
09/03/2025AccommodationCouncil taxFY 24-25
CARDIFF COUNCIL EPAY [200011725-2232]0
£1,030
06/12/2024AccommodationRentFY 24-25
[200011726-714]0
£850
03/05/2025AccommodationCouncil taxFY 25-26
CARDIFF COUNCIL EPAY0
£684
18/07/2025AccommodationCouncil taxFY 25-26
CARDIFF COUNCIL EPAY0
£684

Year on year

FY 24-25 96 claims £117,527
FY 25-26 22 claims £6,351

Travel

£5,292 paid across 0 trips.

Accommodation

£9,626 paid across 14 nights.

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