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Dave Robertson

Labour MP for Lichfield

Elected 2024-07-04

Constituency outline of Lichfield with neighbours greyed
Lichfield
£231.8K Expenses claimed · rank #310 of 650
£0 Donations received
2 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

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: £231,831. Rank: #310 of 650 MPs. Source: IPSA.

Staffing
£140,386
Office
£6,582
Accommodation
£12,281
Travel
£4,824

What They Actually Claimed For

Itemised IPSA claims for the 128 expense lines this MP submitted. Total paid: £229,523. Source: IPSA individualBusinessCosts.

33 items for review
  • £2,300 Single claim of £2,300.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 23/01/2025.
  • £2,300 Single claim of £2,300.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 25/03/2025.
  • £2,300 Single claim of £2,300.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 26/12/2024.
  • £2,300 Single claim of £2,300.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 22/11/2024.
  • £2,300 Single claim of £2,300.00 for Rent (Accommodation) on 25/02/2025.
  • £8,022 Single claim of £8,022.02 for Hotel - London (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £3,033 Single claim of £3,033.36 for Rail (MP Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £2,520 Single claim of £2,520.00 for Equipment - purchase (Other office equipment) on 13/03/2025.
  • £1,335 Single claim of £1,335.00 for Equipment - purchase (Office furniture) on 16/10/2024.
  • £2,125 Single claim of £2,125.00 for Postage & couriers (Office Costs) on 28/03/2025.
  • £1,260 Single claim of £1,260.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 01/04/2025.
  • £1,260 Single claim of £1,260.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 06/01/2025.
  • £1,260 Single claim of £1,260.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 04/02/2025.
  • £1,260 Single claim of £1,260.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 04/03/2025.
  • £2,520 Single claim of £2,520.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 23/10/2024.
  • £1,260 Single claim of £1,260.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 03/12/2024.
  • £1,260 Single claim of £1,260.00 for Rent (Office Costs) on 03/10/2024.
  • £1,440 Single claim of £1,440.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 09/10/2024.
  • £600 Single claim of £600.00 for Software & applications (Office Costs) on 10/10/2024.
  • £911 Single claim of £911.47 for Stationery & printing (Office Costs) on 13/03/2025.
  • £1,703 Single claim of £1,702.68 for Stationery & printing (Office Costs) on 24/03/2025.
  • £4,965 Single claim of £4,965.44 for Hotel - London (Staff Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £501 Single claim of £501.00 for Hotel - UK Not London (Staff Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £2,462 Single claim of £2,461.83 for Rail (Staff Travel) on 31/03/2025.
  • £2,250 Description / details contain MP's surname on 21/03/2025: ""

Search the top 30 claims paid

Showing 20 of 30 claims. Total paid £216,515

31/03/2025StaffingPayrollFY 24-25
Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year0
£139,924
15/12/2024StaffingBought-in servicesFY 24-25
Professional & consultancy0
£10,000
31/03/2025MP TravelHotel - LondonFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-2537 nights
£8,022
31/03/2025Staff TravelHotel - LondonFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-2524 nights
£4,965
12/11/2025Office CostsBought-in servicesFY 25-26
Professional & consultancy0
£4,600
22/04/2025Office CostsAdvertising and contact cardsFY 25-26
Ad Boards at Chasetown FC - Multiyear deal0
£3,240
31/03/2025MP TravelRailFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£3,033
13/03/2025Office CostsEquipment - purchaseFY 24-25
Other office equipment0
£2,520
23/10/2024Office CostsRentFY 24-25
[***] - October & November Rent0
£2,520
31/03/2025Staff TravelRailFY 24-25
Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-250
£2,462
23/01/2025AccommodationRentFY 24-25
0
£2,300
25/03/2025AccommodationRentFY 24-25
0
£2,300
26/12/2024AccommodationRentFY 24-25
0
£2,300
22/11/2024AccommodationRentFY 24-25
[***] - First Month´s Rent0
£2,300
25/02/2025AccommodationRentFY 24-25
0
£2,300
07/02/2025StaffingPooled staffing servicesFY 24-25
Parliamentary Research Service (Labour)0
£2,300
21/03/2025StaffingTraining - staffFY 24-25
Bespoke training for caseworkers and staff working for Dave Robertson MP [200011803-314]0
£2,250
11/03/2025StaffingBought-in servicesFY 24-25
Comms & Media0
£2,160
28/03/2025Office CostsPostage & couriersFY 24-25
VIKING [200011725-9687]0
£2,125
24/03/2025Office CostsStationery & printingFY 24-25
CHEAPESTPRINTONLINE [200011725-5407]0
£1,703

Year on year

FY 24-25 105 claims £212,482
FY 25-26 23 claims £17,041

Travel

£19,280 paid across 0 trips.

Accommodation

£10,276 paid across 0 nights.

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