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Expenses for MSP

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Financial Year

2022 - 2023 Expenses for Jeremy Balfour Total: £26,643.83

Additional Expenses

£406.80

Interpretation Services

£406.80
Date Detail Amount
Mar 2023 BSL Interpreter for Roundtable disability commissioner - on 1 Mar 23 at SP £166.80 View
Mar 2023 BSL Interpreter (2) - for Mtg at SP on 1 Mar 23 £240.00 View

Engagement Provision

£18,192.58

Advertising

£312.00
Date Detail Amount
Oct 2022 Evening News Advert 07/10/2022 £312.00 View

Business Meeting Expenses

£237.03
Date Detail Amount
Jun 2022 June 22-Tea Coffee / Danish £19.20 View
Jul 2022 Constituent Coffee in SP - 27 July 22 £4.70 View
Aug 2022 Constituent meeting, coffee at Loudons 1 Aug 22 £6.20 View
Aug 2022 Starbucks - Coffee for constituents 4 Aug 22 £5.75 View
Aug 2022 Holyrood - Constituent Coffee on 10 Aug 22 £4.40 View
Aug 2022 Constituent meeting - Odeon 29Aug22 - £7.00 £7.00 View
Sep 2022 Jeremy Balfour (Con) - Sept 2022 £40.80 View
Sep 2022 Meeting with Constituent, Coffee - The Gyle - £5.90 £5.90 View
Oct 2022 Constituent Surgery on Monday 10 Oct at The Gyle Centre - Coffee Expenses £6.40 View
Nov 2022 Jeremy Balfour (Con) £57.60 View
Nov 2022 SP - Coffee for constituent mtg - £6.80 - 9 Nov 22 £6.80 View
Jan 2023 Business Meeting expenses Coffee at SP on 23JAN23 - £4.35 £4.35 View
Feb 2023 Coffee at SP on 8 Feb23 for constituent - £4.70 £4.70 View
Feb 2023 Refreshments for Office Opening - Constituents Present £7.06 View
Feb 2023 Coffee for the Office £4.00 View
Mar 2023 Coffee, business mtg £3.25, 1 March 23 £3.25 View
Mar 2023 Mar23 - Tea Coffee £12.00 View
Mar 2023 Feb 2023 - Tea Coffee Danish £33.12 View
Mar 2023 Coffee at SP on 30 March 23 - £3.80 - Business Meeting Expenses £3.80 View

Communication App

£691.44
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Mailchimp 3 April 2022 £31.42 View
Apr 2022 Zoom Subscription - 26 April 2022 - Invoice INV145073039 £14.39 View
May 2022 Mailchimp - 3 May 2022 - Order MC09739424 £32.97 View
May 2022 Zoom Subscription 26 May 22 - INV149947009 £14.39 View
Jun 2022 Mailchimp - Communication app - 3 June 22 £43.65 View
Jun 2022 Zoom Subscription - Invoice INV154662060 - 26 June 22 £14.39 View
Jul 2022 Mailchimp 3 July 22 - (MC10368040) £45.33 View
Jul 2022 Zoom Subscription - 26 July 2022 - INV159225720 £14.39 View
Aug 2022 Mailchimp, Communication App - 3 August 22 - Order MC106714762 £33.74 View
Aug 2022 Zoom subscription - INV163777641 - 26 Aug 22 £14.39 View
Sep 2022 Mailchimp subscription 3 Sep 22 - Order MC10970720 £35.68 View
Sep 2022 Buzzsprout for Podcasts - 6Sep22-5Oct22 subscription Inv 4123049 £10.37 View
Sep 2022 Digital Communication app for Podcasts - Sept22 £52.78 View
Oct 2022 Mailchimp subscription - communication app - 3 Oct 2022 £37.21 View
Nov 2022 Mailchimp subscription - 3 Nov 2022 £36.02 View
Nov 2022 Buzzsprout Communication App - Invoice 6 November 2022 £10.76 View
Nov 2022 Canva Graphics for constituent engagement & communication - Invoices from April-Nov 2022s from £32.97 View
Dec 2022 Mailchimp - 3 December 2022 monthly subscription £44.73 View
Dec 2022 Buzzsprout subscription 6 December 2022 £10.37 View
Jan 2023 Mailchimp subscription - 3 January 2023 £52.48 View
Jan 2023 Buzzsprout invoice 6 Jan 23 - subscription £10.14 View
Feb 2023 Mailchimp - 3 February 2023 - £38.99 £38.99 View
Feb 2023 Buzzsprout Communication App - February 2023 subsciption £9.95 View
Mar 2023 Mailchimp subscription - 3 Mar 23 - £39.96 £39.96 View
Mar 2023 Buzzsprout Communication app subscription- 6 March 2023 £9.97 View

Mailing Costs

£8,234.99
Date Detail Amount
May 2022 Jeremy Balfour (Con) £0.33 View
Jun 2022 Jeremy Balfour (Con) £2.66 View
Jan 2023 Annual Report - Jan 2023 £8,232.00 View

Printing and/or Photocopying

£8,357.12
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Evening News Inserts for 4-6 April 22 for banner advert £122.48 View
Jul 2022 The Edinburgh Reporter - Advertising Jun22-Jun23 £480.00 View
Aug 2022 Invoice 629856 - Midlothian Advertiser Elite on 27Aug22 - Contact Notice £456.00 View
Sep 2022 Advertising - Newspapers - 9Sept22 Eve News & 8Sep22 Midlothian Advertiser £586.20 View
Jan 2023 Annual Report - Jan 2023 £4,770.00 View
Mar 2023 Evening News - 2 MSP contact notices 1 & 15 March 23 £532.44 View
Mar 2023 3 Adverts Evening News, £1200 - 31 March 23 £1,200.00 View
Mar 2023 Advertising Midlothian Advertiser 30/3/23 - £210 £210.00 View

Website Costs

£360.00
Date Detail Amount
Dec 2022 1/12/22 - Bluetree website Invoice £360 (Invoice 18976) £360.00 View

Incidental and Ancillary Employment Cost Provision

£182.00

Staff Homeworking

£182.00
Date Detail Amount
Jul 2022 Homeworking Allowance April 2022 £26.00 View
Jul 2022 Homeworking Allowance May 2022 £26.00 View
Aug 2022 Homeworking Allowance June 2022 £26.00 View
Sep 2022 Homeworking Allowance July 2022 £26.00 View
Oct 2022 Homeworking Allowance August 2022 £26.00 View
Oct 2022 Homeworking Allowance September 2022 £26.00 View
Nov 2022 Homeworking Allowance October 2022 £26.00 View

MSP and MSP staff travel provision

£1,641.28

Members Air

£540.24
Date Detail Amount
Dec 2022 Parliamentary Travel - Outside Scotland £155.17 View
Mar 2023 Parliamentary Travel - Outside Scotland £259.44 View
Mar 2023 Parliamentary Travel - Outside Scotland £125.63 View

Members Rail

£19.90
Date Detail Amount
Jun 2022 Parliamentary Travel £9.25 View
Nov 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £10.65 View

Members Taxi

£345.52
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Parliamentary Travel £9.00 View
Apr 2022 Parliamentary Travel £11.40 View
May 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £9.80 View
May 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £12.80 View
May 2022 Parliamentary Travel £10.00 View
May 2022 Parliamentary Travel £10.20 View
May 2022 Parliamentary Travel £12.40 View
May 2022 Parliamentary and Constituency/Regional Travel £10.60 View
Jun 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £8.80 View
Jun 2022 Parliamentary and Constituency/Regional Travel £10.00 View
Jun 2022 Parliamentary and Constituency/Regional Travel £9.00 View
Oct 2022 Parliamentary Travel £10.40 View
Nov 2022 Parliamentary and Constituency/Regional Travel £9.00 View
Nov 2022 Parliamentary Travel £11.20 View
Dec 2022 Parliamentary Travel £12.40 View
Dec 2022 Parliamentary Travel £10.20 View
Dec 2022 Parliamentary Travel £11.00 View
Jan 2023 Parliamentary Travel £11.60 View
Jan 2023 Parliamentary Travel £11.60 View
Jan 2023 Parliamentary Travel £12.00 View
Jan 2023 Parliamentary and Constituency/Regional Travel £9.20 View
Feb 2023 Parliamentary and Constituency/Regional Travel £12.00 View
Feb 2023 Parliamentary and Constituency/Regional Travel £13.40 View
Feb 2023 Parliamentary and Constituency/Regional Travel £9.20 View
Feb 2023 Parliamentary and Constituency/Regional Travel £19.40 View
Feb 2023 Parliamentary Travel £24.00 View
Mar 2023 Parliamentary and Constituency/Regional Travel £11.92 View
Mar 2023 Parliamentary Travel £11.60 View
Mar 2023 Parliamentary Travel £11.00 View
Mar 2023 Parliamentary Travel £10.40 View

Staff Air

£385.07
Date Detail Amount
Mar 2023 Parliamentary Travel - Outside Scotland £125.63 View
Mar 2023 Parliamentary Travel - Outside Scotland £259.44 View

Staff Mileage

£350.55
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £1.35 View
Apr 2022 Parliamentary and Constituency/Regional Travel £23.40 View
Apr 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £5.40 View
May 2022 Parliamentary Travel £11.70 View
Jun 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £8.55 View
Aug 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £4.95 View
Aug 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £19.35 View
Aug 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £4.05 View
Aug 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £4.95 View
Aug 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £41.40 View
Sep 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £7.65 View
Sep 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £6.30 View
Oct 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £5.85 View
Oct 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £7.20 View
Oct 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £22.50 View
Oct 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £8.55 View
Nov 2022 Parliamentary and Constituency/Regional Travel £10.35 View
Nov 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £13.95 View
Nov 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £43.20 View
Nov 2022 Parliamentary and Constituency/Regional Travel £6.30 View
Nov 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £7.20 View
Jan 2023 Parliamentary Travel £39.15 View
Jan 2023 Parliamentary Travel £21.60 View
Feb 2023 Constituency/Regional Travel £7.65 View
Feb 2023 Parliamentary and Constituency/Regional Travel £18.00 View

Office Cost Provision

£4,261.76

Data Protection

£40.00
Date Detail Amount
May 2022 ICO payment 25 May 2022 £40.00 View

Equipment

£10.00
Date Detail Amount
Feb 2023 Protective Entrance Mat £10.00 View

Insurance

£197.07
Date Detail Amount
Oct 2022 Faster Payment - Rent and Insurance 06/10/2022 £121.53 View
Oct 2022 Office insurance October 2022 - August 2023 £75.54 View

Newspaper Subscriptions

£109.90
Date Detail Amount
Nov 2022 Edinburgh Evening News Digital Subscription for 1 year - 30 Nov 22 £109.90 View

Office Installations

£533.55
Date Detail Amount
Mar 2023 Painting of toilets and boxing in pipework £240.00 View
Mar 2023 Electrical upgrading works to office £293.55 View

Office/Window Cleaning

£15.00
Date Detail Amount
Jan 2023 Window Cleaning 09/01/23 £5.00 View
Feb 2023 Window Cleaning 06/02/23 £5.00 View
Mar 2023 Window cleaning 13 March 2023 £5.00 View

Rent

£3,027.75
Date Detail Amount
Oct 2022 Faster Payment - Rent and Insurance 06/10/2022 £361.11 View
Nov 2022 Office rent - November 2022 £444.44 View
Nov 2022 J Balfour - M Briggs - S Webber - Monthly Shared Office Rent - OCP £444.44 View
Dec 2022 J Balfour - M Briggs - S Webber - Monthly Shared Office Rent - OCP £444.44 View
Jan 2023 J Balfour - M Briggs - S Webber - Monthly Shared Office Rent - OCP £444.44 View
Feb 2023 J Balfour - M Briggs - S Webber - Monthly Shared Office Rent - OCP £444.44 View
Mar 2023 J Balfour - M Briggs - S Webber - Monthly Shared Office Rent - OCP £444.44 View

Telephone Services Costs

£52.66
Date Detail Amount
Dec 2022 Cloud Phone Service £40.00 View
Jan 2023 Cloud Phone Service - Dec usage £12.66 View

Utilities

£275.83
Date Detail Amount
Oct 2022 Electricity Services 16/10/22 - 01/11/22 £8.78 View
Dec 2022 3670857512 1184328298 £13.95 View
Dec 2022 SSE Electricity 3670857512 / 711899555/0001 £5.96 View
Dec 2022 SSE Electricity 3670857512 / 401899781/0002 £8.11 View
Jan 2023 Water Charges Oct-Jan 23 £74.67 View
Jan 2023 6180157514 1186307718 £12.40 View
Jan 2023 3670857512 1186307438 £3.36 View
Jan 2023 Water Charges Feb 23 £92.38 View
Feb 2023 Gas Services 16/11/22-24/01/23 £42.56 View
Mar 2023 SSE Electricity 711899555/004 £13.66 View

Start Up Provision

£1,959.41

Legal Fees

£806.67
Date Detail Amount
Oct 2022 Thorntons Fee note for Professional services 20/10/22 061425 £806.67 View

Office Installations

£640.66
Date Detail Amount
Oct 2022 Supply and ~Installation of units worktop sink and fridge £552.66 View
Dec 2022 Plumbing work - Dec 2022 £88.00 View

Office Signage

£512.08
Date Detail Amount
Jan 2023 Office Signage - S WEBBER, M BRIGGS, J BALFOUR INV-6679 £412.08 View
Mar 2023 Office signage - replacing phone number on window £100.00 View

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