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Apsana Begum

Labour MP for Poplar and Limehouse

Elected 2019-12-12

Constituency outline of Poplar and Limehouse with neighbours greyed
Poplar and Limehouse
£255.1K Expenses claimed · rank #229 of 650
£0 Donations received
3 Declared interests
0 Red flags

How They Voted

VOTED FOR Employer National Insurance Increase
VOTED FOR Illegal Migration Act Repeal
VOTED AGAINST Defence Spending 2.5% GDP

Said One Thing, Voted Another?

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

Winter Fuel Payment Cuts Absent / no vote
In 2024, the British people, including so many of my constituents, voted for change. After a decade of brutal austerity, they desperately needed a drastic and material improvement in their living standards. The last King’s Speech championed measures that have the potential to rad …
Getting Britain Working Again · 2026-05-14

Expenses Breakdown

Total: £255,110. Rank: #229 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.

Staffing
£226,642
Office
£28,102
Travel
£367

What They Actually Claimed For

Itemised IPSA claims for the 190 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £559,705. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.

36 items for review
  • £687 Single claim of £686.64 for Business rates (Office Costs) on 17/06/2024.
  • £1,021 Single claim of £1,020.80 for Business rates (Office Costs) on 17/06/2024.
  • £23,250 Single claim of £23,250.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 31/03/2025.
  • £720 Single claim of £720.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 15/01/2025.
  • £842 Single claim of £842.16 for Business rates (Office Costs) on 16/10/2023.
  • £1,979 Single claim of £1,979.07 for Equipment - purchase (Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories) on 09/03/2023.
  • £1,832 Single claim of £1,832.19 for Equipment - purchase (Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories) on 24/02/2023.
  • £1,131 Single claim of £1,130.50 for Equipment - purchase (Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories) on 23/03/2023.
  • £1,250 Single claim of £1,250.00 for Pooled staffing services (Socialist Parliamentary Research Group (Labour)) on 07/11/2023.
  • £1,250 Single claim of £1,250.00 for Pooled staffing services (Socialist Parliamentary Research Group (Labour)) on 03/08/2023.
  • £5,000 Single claim of £5,000.00 for Pooled staffing services (Socialist Parliamentary Research Group (Labour)) on 18/04/2023.
  • £1,250 Single claim of £1,250.00 for Pooled staffing services (Socialist Parliamentary Research Group (Labour)) on 04/04/2024.
  • £1,250 Single claim of £1,250.00 for Pooled staffing services (Socialist Parliamentary Research Group (Labour)) on 20/02/2024.
  • £1,224 Single claim of £1,224.00 for Recruitment Services &Costs (Office Costs) on 31/03/2023.
  • £800 Single claim of £800.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 05/03/2024.
  • £1,100 Single claim of £1,100.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 01/02/2024.
  • £800 Single claim of £800.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 05/01/2024.
  • £1,100 Single claim of £1,100.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 02/04/2024.
  • £800 Single claim of £800.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 02/04/2024.
  • £800 Single claim of £800.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 01/02/2024.
  • £1,100 Single claim of £1,100.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 05/01/2024.
  • £1,100 Single claim of £1,100.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 01/11/2023.
  • £800 Single claim of £800.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 05/12/2023.
  • £1,100 Single claim of £1,100.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 05/12/2023.
  • £1,100 Single claim of £1,100.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 05/03/2024.

Search the top 30 claims paid

Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £540,590

31/03/2024StaffingPayrollFY 23-24
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2023-24 year0
£250,791
31/03/2025StaffingPayrollFY 24-25
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£221,330
31/03/2025Office CostsRentFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-250
£23,250
18/03/2025StaffingRecruitment Services &CostsFY 25-26
Recruitment0
£5,746
18/04/2023Office CostsPooled staffing servicesFY 23-24
Socialist Parliamentary Research Group (Labour)0
£5,000
29/07/2025Office CostsRecruitment Services &CostsFY 25-26
Recruitment0
£2,484
04/10/2023Office CostsRentFY 23-24
[***] rent from 01.09.2023 to 31.10.20230
£2,200
09/03/2023Office CostsEquipment - purchaseFY 23-24
Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories0
£1,979
30/11/2025Office CostsBought-in servicesFY 25-26
Administrative services0
£1,845
24/02/2023Office CostsEquipment - purchaseFY 23-24
Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories0
£1,832
04/11/2025StaffingRecruitment Services &CostsFY 25-26
Recruitment of temporary staff - agency fee0
£1,800
06/03/2025Office CostsBusiness ratesFY 25-26
TOWER HAMLETS BC [200011725-3169] [200011793-218]0
£1,447
10/02/2025StaffingPooled staffing servicesFY 24-25
Socialist Parliamentary Research Group (Labour)0
£1,250
29/07/2024StaffingPooled staffing servicesFY 24-25
Socialist Parliamentary Research Group (Labour)0
£1,250
12/11/2024StaffingPooled staffing servicesFY 24-25
Socialist Parliamentary Research Group (Labour)0
£1,250
31/03/2025StaffingPooled staffing servicesFY 24-25
Socialist Parliamentary Research Group (Labour)0
£1,250
07/11/2023Office CostsPooled staffing servicesFY 23-24
Socialist Parliamentary Research Group (Labour)0
£1,250
03/08/2023Office CostsPooled staffing servicesFY 23-24
Socialist Parliamentary Research Group (Labour)0
£1,250
04/04/2024Office CostsPooled staffing servicesFY 23-24
Socialist Parliamentary Research Group (Labour)0
£1,250
20/02/2024Office CostsPooled staffing servicesFY 23-24
Socialist Parliamentary Research Group (Labour)0
£1,250

Year on year

FY 23-24 97 claims £286,241
FY 24-25 61 claims £255,210
FY 25-26 32 claims £18,254

Travel

£718 paid across 0 trips.

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