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Expenses for MSP

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Expenses are organised by provision and then expenditure type within each provision. Click on the View link beside each expense to see full details.

Financial Year

2022 - 2023 Expenses for Rhoda Grant Total: £52,523.50

Edinburgh Accommodation Provision

£10,359.51

Contents Insurance

£160.20
Date Detail Amount
Sep 2022 Edinburgh Accommodation Contents Insurance £160.20 View

Rental Expenditure

£9,264.00
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Rhoda Grant MSP EAP Monthly rent £772.00 View
May 2022 Rhoda Grant MSP EAP Monthly rent £772.00 View
Jun 2022 Rhoda Grant MSP EAP Monthly rent £772.00 View
Jul 2022 Rhoda Grant MSP EAP Monthly rent £772.00 View
Aug 2022 Rhoda Grant MSP EAP Monthly rent £772.00 View
Sep 2022 Rhoda Grant MSP EAP Monthly rent £772.00 View
Oct 2022 Rhoda Grant MSP EAP Monthly rent £772.00 View
Nov 2022 Rhoda Grant MSP EAP Monthly rent £772.00 View
Dec 2022 Rhoda Grant MSP EAP Monthly rent £772.00 View
Jan 2023 Rhoda Grant MSP EAP Monthly rent £772.00 View
Feb 2023 Rhoda Grant MSP EAP Monthly rent £772.00 View
Mar 2023 Rhoda Grant MSP EAP Monthly rent £772.00 View

Telephone Costs

£264.00
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Telephone and Broadband £22.00 View
May 2022 Broadband and Telephone costs £22.00 View
Jun 2022 Edinburgh Accommodation Phone and Broadband £22.00 View
Jul 2022 Edinburgh Accommodation Phone and Broadband £22.00 View
Aug 2022 Phone and Broadband Edinburgh Accommodation £22.00 View
Sep 2022 Edinburgh Accommodation Phone and Broadband £22.00 View
Oct 2022 Edinburgh Accommodation telephone and broadband £22.00 View
Nov 2022 Edinburgh Accommodation Telephone and Broadband Bill £22.00 View
Dec 2022 Edinburgh Accommodation Phone and Broadband £22.00 View
Jan 2023 Edinburgh Accommodation Phone and Broadband £22.00 View
Feb 2023 Phone and Broadband Bill £22.00 View
Mar 2023 Edinburgh Accommodation phone and Broadband £22.00 View

Utilities

£671.31
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Gas and Electricity Bill £65.04 View
May 2022 Gas and Electricity Bill for May £62.78 View
Jun 2022 June 2022 Energy Bill Edinburgh Accommodation £56.39 View
Jul 2022 Gas and Electricity for Edinburgh Accommodation £59.89 View
Aug 2022 Gas and Electricity Edinburgh Accommodation £49.74 View
Sep 2022 Edinburgh Accommodation Gas and Electricity Bill £59.35 View
Nov 2022 Edinburgh Accommodation Fuel Bill £5.20 View
Dec 2022 Gas and Electricity Bill £81.69 View
Jan 2023 Energy Bill £73.32 View
Feb 2023 Edinburgh Accommodation Fuel Bill £54.67 View
Mar 2023 Edinburgh Accommodation Energy Bill £103.24 View

Engagement Provision

£15,574.04

Advertising

£1,153.20
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Contact Me advert £100.80 View
Jun 2022 Contact Me advert in Piping Supplement £180.00 View
Jul 2022 Contact Me advert 31/07/22 £180.00 View
Aug 2022 Contact Me advert in The Crofter magazine August £100.80 View
Oct 2022 Contact Me advert 07/10/22 £180.00 View
Nov 2022 The Crofter Contact Me ad £100.80 View
Dec 2022 BBC Alba Festive TV Guide £210.00 View
Mar 2023 Contact Me advert £100.80 View

Business Meeting Expenses

£6.70
Date Detail Amount
Jul 2022 Meeting Coffees £6.70 View

Mailing Costs

£7,293.40
Date Detail Amount
May 2022 Rhoda Grant(Lab) £0.78 View
Oct 2022 PO Box Annual Charge £300.00 View
Nov 2022 Rhoda Grant(Lab) £2.62 View
Mar 2023 Annual Report £6,990.00 View

Printing and/or Photocopying

£7,021.94
Date Detail Amount
Aug 2022 Home printer ink £31.94 View
Mar 2023 Annual Report £6,990.00 View

Stationery

£98.80
Date Detail Amount
Aug 2022 Hanging Strips £10.00 View
Mar 2023 MSP's business cards 15/03/23 £88.80 View

Incidental and Ancillary Employment Cost Provision

£1,480.25

Staff Homeworking

£1,408.00
Date Detail Amount
Oct 2022 Homeworking Allowance September 2022 Backdated payments £1,310.00 View
Nov 2022 Homeworking Allowance October 2022 £98.00 View

Staff Training Travel Rail

£72.25
Date Detail Amount
Oct 2022 Parliamentary Travel £72.25 View

MSP and MSP staff travel provision

£8,430.38

Car parking

£85.49
Date Detail Amount
May 2022 Car Parking £33.99 View
Oct 2022 Car Parking £28.00 View
Mar 2023 Car Parking £5.50 View
Mar 2023 Car Parking £18.00 View

Members Air

£620.91
Date Detail Amount
Jun 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £326.41 View
Jul 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £294.50 View

Members Car Hire

£268.75
Date Detail Amount
Aug 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £130.00 View
Aug 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £12.00 View
Aug 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £21.15 View
Aug 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £105.60 View

Members Ferries

£482.20
Date Detail Amount
Jun 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £7.80 View
Jun 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £132.00 View
Sep 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £66.00 View
Sep 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £66.00 View
Mar 2023 Constituency/Regional Travel £20.50 View
Mar 2023 Constituency/Regional Travel £66.00 View
Mar 2023 Constituency/Regional Travel £14.95 View
Mar 2023 Constituency/Regional Travel £90.20 View
Mar 2023 Constituency/Regional Travel £18.75 View

Members Mileage

£4,385.70
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £9.00 View
Apr 2022 Parliamentary Travel £142.20 View
May 2022 Parliamentary Travel £71.55 View
May 2022 Parliamentary Travel £71.55 View
May 2022 Parliamentary Travel £4.50 View
May 2022 Parliamentary Travel £69.75 View
May 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £28.35 View
May 2022 Parliamentary Travel £142.20 View
May 2022 Parliamentary Travel £71.55 View
May 2022 Parliamentary Travel £71.10 View
May 2022 Parliamentary Travel £71.55 View
Jun 2022 Parliamentary Travel £71.10 View
Jun 2022 Parliamentary Travel £142.65 View
Jun 2022 Parliamentary Travel £142.65 View
Jun 2022 Parliamentary Travel £142.65 View
Jul 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £51.30 View
Jul 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £9.90 View
Jul 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £9.45 View
Jul 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £9.45 View
Jul 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £9.00 View
Jul 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £36.45 View
Aug 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £9.00 View
Sep 2022 Parliamentary Travel £142.65 View
Sep 2022 Parliamentary Travel £142.65 View
Sep 2022 Parliamentary Travel £142.65 View
Sep 2022 Parliamentary Travel £71.55 View
Sep 2022 Parliamentary Travel £71.55 View
Sep 2022 Parliamentary Travel £71.10 View
Sep 2022 Parliamentary Travel £71.55 View
Oct 2022 Parliamentary Travel £142.65 View
Oct 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £51.30 View
Oct 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £9.90 View
Oct 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £9.90 View
Oct 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £76.95 View
Oct 2022 Parliamentary Travel £71.55 View
Nov 2022 Parliamentary Travel £142.65 View
Nov 2022 Parliamentary Travel £71.55 View
Dec 2022 Parliamentary Travel £71.55 View
Dec 2022 Parliamentary Travel £71.55 View
Dec 2022 Parliamentary Travel £71.55 View
Dec 2022 Parliamentary Travel £71.55 View
Dec 2022 Parliamentary Travel £71.55 View
Jan 2023 Parliamentary Travel £71.55 View
Jan 2023 Parliamentary Travel £71.10 View
Jan 2023 Parliamentary Travel £71.55 View
Jan 2023 Parliamentary Travel £71.10 View
Jan 2023 Parliamentary Travel £71.10 View
Jan 2023 Parliamentary Travel £87.75 View
Jan 2023 Constituency/Regional Travel £51.30 View
Jan 2023 Parliamentary Travel £71.55 View
Feb 2023 Parliamentary Travel £71.10 View
Feb 2023 Parliamentary Travel £71.55 View
Feb 2023 Parliamentary Travel £71.10 View
Feb 2023 Parliamentary Travel £71.55 View
Feb 2023 Parliamentary Travel £71.10 View
Feb 2023 Parliamentary Travel £71.55 View
Mar 2023 Parliamentary Travel £71.10 View
Mar 2023 Parliamentary Travel £71.55 View
Mar 2023 Parliamentary Travel £71.10 View
Mar 2023 Parliamentary Travel £71.10 View
Mar 2023 Parliamentary Travel £71.10 View

Members Rail

£161.40
Date Detail Amount
Jun 2022 Parliamentary Travel £115.00 View
Mar 2023 Parliamentary Travel £46.40 View

Members Taxi

£46.80
Date Detail Amount
May 2022 Parliamentary Travel £8.00 View
May 2022 Parliamentary Travel £6.00 View
Oct 2022 Parliamentary Travel £9.60 View
Oct 2022 Parliamentary Travel £7.60 View
Dec 2022 Parliamentary Travel £6.80 View
Dec 2022 Parliamentary Travel £4.40 View
Mar 2023 Parliamentary Travel £4.40 View

Staff Air

£1,087.63
Date Detail Amount
Jun 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £326.41 View
Jul 2022 Parliamentary Travel £309.80 View
Nov 2022 Parliamentary Travel - Outside Scotland £58.20 View
Nov 2022 Parliamentary Travel - Outside Scotland £67.84 View
Dec 2022 Parliamentary Travel - Outside Scotland £116.50 View
Feb 2023 Parliamentary Travel - Outside Scotland £120.52 View
Mar 2023 Parliamentary Travel - Outside Scotland £88.36 View

Staff Car Parking

£38.10
Date Detail Amount
Aug 2022 Car Parking £38.10 View

Staff Ferries

£200.00
Date Detail Amount
Jun 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £37.50 View
Jun 2022 Cancellation Fee £10.00 View
Sep 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £10.25 View
Sep 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £10.25 View
Oct 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £66.00 View
Oct 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £66.00 View

Staff Mileage

£435.60
Date Detail Amount
Jun 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £36.90 View
Jul 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £70.65 View
Jul 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £22.50 View
Jul 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £22.05 View
Jul 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £83.70 View
Aug 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £9.45 View
Oct 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £13.95 View
Nov 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £33.30 View
Nov 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £32.85 View
Dec 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £50.85 View
Feb 2023 Constituency/Regional Travel £59.40 View

Staff Rail

£592.80
Date Detail Amount
May 2022 Parliamentary Travel - Outside Scotland £51.00 View
May 2022 Parliamentary Travel - Outside Scotland £60.00 View
Sep 2022 Parliamentary Travel - Outside Scotland £45.95 View
Sep 2022 Parliamentary Travel - Outside Scotland £64.65 View
Oct 2022 Parliamentary Travel £72.25 View
Oct 2022 Parliamentary Travel £72.25 View
Feb 2023 Parliamentary Travel - Outside Scotland £59.70 View
Feb 2023 Parliamentary Travel £72.00 View
Mar 2023 Parliamentary Travel £47.50 View
Mar 2023 Parliamentary Travel £47.50 View

Staff Taxi

£25.00
Date Detail Amount
Dec 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £25.00 View

Office Cost Provision

£15,210.96

Business Phone - Members Home

£375.05
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Mobile wifi £6.00 View
Apr 2022 Home Phone and Broadband £36.51 View
May 2022 Broadband and telephone costs - May £38.14 View
Jul 2022 Home landline and broadband £36.50 View
Aug 2022 Home phone and broadband £36.50 View
Sep 2022 Home Phone and Broadband September 2022 £36.90 View
Oct 2022 Home Telephone and Broadband £37.30 View
Nov 2022 Home Phone and Broadband Bill £36.90 View
Dec 2022 Home Phone and Braodband £36.50 View
Jan 2023 Home phone and broadband £36.90 View
Mar 2023 Home phone and broadband £36.90 View

Meeting Room Hire

£100.00
Date Detail Amount
Nov 2022 Meeting Room Hire for Team Away Day 11/10/22 £100.00 View

Members Mobile Phone Bill

£27.17
Date Detail Amount
Jun 2022 Mobile Wi-Fi £6.00 View
Jul 2022 Mobile WiFi £6.00 View
Aug 2022 Mobile Wifi £6.00 View
Sep 2022 Mobile WiFi £6.00 View
Nov 2022 Mobile wifi bill £3.17 View

Newspaper Subscriptions

£635.87
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Newspaper Subscriptions £114.20 View
Apr 2022 Newspaper subscriptions £13.85 View
May 2022 Newspaper subscription 12/05/22 £9.80 View
May 2022 Newspaper subscription £8.12 View
Jun 2022 Newspaper subscription 02/05/2022 to 26/06/2022 £15.60 View
Jun 2022 Newspaper subscriptions 04/06/22 to 25/06/22 £8.12 View
Jul 2022 Newspaper Subscriptions 02/07/22 to 30/07/22 £10.15 View
Aug 2022 Newspaper subscription jul/aug £14.00 View
Sep 2022 Newspaper subscription £9.62 View
Sep 2022 Newspaper subscriptions £8.12 View
Oct 2022 Newspaper subscription £12.25 View
Nov 2022 Newspaper subscriptions Nov 2022 £28.00 View
Nov 2022 Newspaper subscriptions Nov 2022 £10.10 View
Dec 2022 Newspaper subscription Dec 2022 £14.00 View
Dec 2022 Newspaper Subscriptions 03/12/22 - 31/12/22 £12.25 View
Jan 2023 Newspaper Subscriptions £14.00 View
Jan 2023 Newspaper Subscription £8.60 View
Feb 2023 Newspaper subscriptions £14.00 View
Feb 2023 Newspaper subscription £10.10 View
Mar 2023 Newspaper subscription £14.00 View
Mar 2023 Press and Journal Subscription £59.99 View
Mar 2023 Annual Subscription 23/23 £87.40 View
Mar 2023 Digital subscription £117.00 View
Mar 2023 Newspaper subscription £8.60 View
Mar 2023 Newspaper subscription £14.00 View

Office Phone and Broadband Costs

£11.00
Date Detail Amount
Oct 2022 mobile wifi £11.00 View

Professional Charges

£360.00
Date Detail Amount
Aug 2022 Accountancy Fee £360.00 View

Rent

£9,000.00
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Rhoda Grant Office Qrtly Rent Commitment £2,250.00 View
Jul 2022 Rhoda Grant Office Qrtly Rent Commitment £2,250.00 View
Oct 2022 Rhoda Grant Office Qrtly Rent Commitment £2,250.00 View
Jan 2023 Rhoda Grant Office Qrtly Rent Commitment £2,250.00 View

Rent - Service Charges

£150.00
Date Detail Amount
May 2022 Gas and Electricity 01/03 to 31/05 and Factoring Services 01/05 to 31/07 £150.00 View

Staff Overnight Costs Including Dinner

£2,020.24
Date Detail Amount
Jun 2022 Dinner expenses staff £24.25 View
Jun 2022 Langass Lodge, North Uist x 1 night 06/07/22 £150.00 View
Jul 2022 Staff evening meal 06/07/22 £29.60 View
Jul 2022 Premier Inn, Oban 19/07/22 x one night MSP and staff £185.40 View
Jul 2022 Evening Meal for Rhoda Grant and Staff member £29.00 View
Jul 2022 Dinner or Rhoda Grant and Staff Member £33.00 View
Jul 2022 Anchor Hotel, Tarbert 20/07/22 and 21/07/22 £220.00 View
Aug 2022 Staff Evening Meal £16.50 View
Aug 2022 Staff Evening Meal £34.00 View
Aug 2022 Orkney Hotel 15/08/22 x two nights £230.00 View
Aug 2022 Lerwick Hotel Shetland 23/08/2022 x two nights £312.00 View
Aug 2022 Staff Evening Meal for staff £21.95 View
Oct 2022 Staff Evening Meal £16.13 View
Oct 2022 Evening Meal Staff X2 £49.76 View
Dec 2022 Dinner night of 14 Dec £16.10 View
Dec 2022 14/12/222 Premier Inn, Millburn Road, Inverness (3 nights on 3 claim lines) £96.00 View
Dec 2022 15/12/2022 – 17/12/2022 (x2 Nights) Premier Inn, Millburn Road, Inverness Centre £153.00 View
Dec 2022 Dinner on overnight trip 15/12/2022 £35.35 View
Dec 2022 15/12/22 Premier Inn, Millburn Road, Inverness (3 nights on 3 claim lines) £96.00 View
Dec 2022 Breakfast 16/12/2022, Premier Inn, Millbank Road, Inverness Centre £9.50 View
Dec 2022 16/12/22 Premier Inn, Millburn Road, Inverness (3 nights on 3 claim lines) £96.00 View
Dec 2022 Breakfast on overnight trip 16 Dec 2022 £9.50 View
Dec 2022 Breakfast 17/12/2022 £13.20 View
Feb 2023 Hotel stay at Premier Inn in Edinburgh £67.50 View
Mar 2023 Staff evening meal £76.50 View

Staff Snacks and Lunches

£94.15
Date Detail Amount
Jul 2022 staff lunch £11.20 View
Jul 2022 lunch for staff £14.70 View
Jul 2022 Coffee for staff members lunch £2.90 View
Jul 2022 Staff members lunch £5.50 View
Aug 2022 Staff Lunch £4.75 View
Aug 2022 Staff lunch £5.70 View
Aug 2022 Staff Lunch £11.70 View
Oct 2022 Lunch Staff £9.25 View
Oct 2022 Staff Lunches £15.75 View
Oct 2022 Lunch Staff £12.70 View

Telephone Services Costs

£1,096.76
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Telephone Calls £72.58 View
May 2022 Telephone Calls £12.00 View
May 2022 Telephone services 6 May 2022 £84.85 View
May 2022 Mobile wifi £6.00 View
Jun 2022 Telephone services May 2022 £12.00 View
Jun 2022 Home telephone and Broadband £36.50 View
Jun 2022 Telephone Services £73.49 View
Jul 2022 Telephone services - June 2022 £12.00 View
Jul 2022 Telephone services 6 July 2022 £78.90 View
Aug 2022 Telephone costs £13.08 View
Aug 2022 Telephone costs 04/08/22 £73.33 View
Sep 2022 Telephone services August 2022 £13.08 View
Sep 2022 509893 HIG003 - Telephone services 06/09/22 £75.66 View
Oct 2022 Telephone costs for Sept 2022 £13.08 View
Oct 2022 Telephone services £73.14 View
Nov 2022 Telephone Services £13.08 View
Nov 2022 Telephone Services Nov 2022 £74.93 View
Dec 2022 Telephone services £13.08 View
Dec 2022 Telephone services 06/12/22 £73.75 View
Jan 2023 Telephone Services Dec 2022 £13.08 View
Jan 2023 Telephone Services £73.94 View
Feb 2023 Telephone Services £13.08 View
Feb 2023 Telephone services £72.90 View
Mar 2023 Telephone services Feb 23 £13.08 View
Mar 2023 Telephone services 06/03/22 £73.07 View
Mar 2023 Contra Reversal 2023003 - Reversal of 2021967 reallocating to 22/23 £13.08 View

Utilities

£1,340.72
Date Detail Amount
May 2022 Gas and Electricity 01/03 to 31/05 and Factoring Services 01/05 to 31/07 £220.00 View
Aug 2022 Utilities, Factoring and Cleaning Services £370.00 View
Nov 2022 Utilities, factoring and cleaning services £410.00 View
Mar 2023 Drainage charge - Room 8 £122.48 View
Mar 2023 Drainage charge - Room 7 £69.05 View
Mar 2023 Drainage Apr 23 - Rm 9 £149.19 View

Overnight Accommodation Provision

£1,417.16

Overnight Scotland

£30.00
Date Detail Amount
Jul 2022 Evening Meal for Rhoda Grant and Staff member £30.00 View

Overnight Stay Constituency/Region Member and Staff

£1,387.16
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 The George Hotel - GH038378 - One Night Stay B&B - 10/03/22 £85.00 View
Jun 2022 Langass Lodge, North Uist x 1 night 06/07/22 £135.00 View
Jul 2022 Evening meal 06/07/22 no alcohol £26.75 View
Jul 2022 Evening meal 09/07/22 £20.00 View
Jul 2022 Premier Inn, Oban 19/07/22 x one night MSP and staff £187.40 View
Jul 2022 Dinner or Rhoda Grant and Staff Member £40.00 View
Jul 2022 Anchor Hotel, Tarbert 20/07/22 and 21/07/22 £220.00 View
Aug 2022 Evening Meal £24.50 View
Aug 2022 Evening Meal £34.00 View
Aug 2022 Orkney Hotel 15/08/22 x two nights £230.00 View
Aug 2022 Evening Meal £32.40 View
Aug 2022 Lerwick Hotel, Shetland 23/08/22 x two nights £312.00 View
Oct 2022 Evening Meal £16.13 View
Oct 2022 Evening Meal £23.98 View

Staff Cost Provision

£21.20

Business Meeting Expenses

£21.20
Date Detail Amount
Jul 2022 Constituent lunch meeting £15.20 View
Jul 2022 Meeting refreshments £6.00 View

Start Up Provision

£30.00

Office Signage

£30.00
Date Detail Amount
Nov 2022 Office sign moved to a more prominent location £30.00 View