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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 Kate Forbes Total: £30,612.14

Edinburgh Accommodation Provision

£12,668.40

Rental Expenditure

£11,400.00
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Kate Forbes MSP Monthly EAP rental £950.00 View
May 2022 Kate Forbes MSP Monthly EAP rental £950.00 View
Jun 2022 Kate Forbes MSP Monthly EAP rental £950.00 View
Jul 2022 Kate Forbes MSP Monthly EAP rental £950.00 View
Aug 2022 Kate Forbes MSP Monthly EAP rental £950.00 View
Sep 2022 Kate Forbes MSP Monthly EAP rental £950.00 View
Oct 2022 Kate Forbes MSP Monthly EAP rental £950.00 View
Nov 2022 Kate Forbes MSP Monthly EAP rental £950.00 View
Dec 2022 Kate Forbes MSP Monthly EAP rental £950.00 View
Jan 2023 Kate Forbes MSP Monthly EAP rental £950.00 View
Feb 2023 Kate Forbes MSP Monthly EAP rental £950.00 View
Mar 2023 Kate Forbes MSP Monthly EAP rental £950.00 View

Telephone Costs

£335.40
Date Detail Amount
May 2022 EE March - May 2022 £86.80 View
Jul 2022 EE June - July 2022 £61.20 View
Oct 2022 EE Aug - Oct 2022 £91.80 View
Jan 2023 EE Nov 22- Jan 23 £95.60 View

Utilities

£933.00
Date Detail Amount
May 2022 SSE Gas and Electric March - May 2022 £221.00 View
Jul 2022 SSE Bills June - July 2022 £166.00 View
Oct 2022 OVO Energy Aug - Oct 2022 £249.00 View
Jan 2023 OVO Energy Nov 22 - Jan 23 £297.00 View

Engagement Provision

£578.32

Advertising

£330.00
Date Detail Amount
May 2022 West Highland Free Press Advert £90.00 View
May 2022 West Highland Free Press 27/05/2022 Strapline £90.00 View
Jul 2022 Newspaper Advertising June 21 - June 22 £150.00 View

Hall Hire

£248.32
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Dunvegan Surgery 7 April £20.00 View
Apr 2022 Mallaig Surgery - 4 April £12.00 View
May 2022 Fort Augustus Community Hall £15.00 View
May 2022 Drumnadrochit Constituency Surgery Hall Hire 25/03/2022 £25.50 View
May 2022 Hall Hire 06/05/22 £25.00 View
Jun 2022 Hall Hire 20 May 2022 £7.50 View
Jun 2022 Constituency Surgery - Strontian £34.00 View
Jun 2022 Hall Hire 20006/22 £25.00 View
Jul 2022 Constituency Surgery - 24th June £34.66 View
Jul 2022 Talla nan Ros Hall Hire £34.66 View
Aug 2022 Portree Surgery - April, May, June 2022 £15.00 View

Incidental and Ancillary Employment Cost Provision

£124.00

Living Wage Accreditation

£72.00
Date Detail Amount
Sep 2022 Living Wage Accreditation 2022 £72.00 View

Staff Homeworking

£52.00
Date Detail Amount
Jul 2022 Homeworking Allowance April 2022 £26.00 View
Jul 2022 Homeworking Allowance May 2022 £26.00 View

MSP and MSP staff travel provision

£1,337.84

Members Ferries

£10.00
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £10.00 View

Staff Mileage

£1,108.35
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £49.50 View
Apr 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £64.80 View
Apr 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £69.75 View
Apr 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £62.55 View
Apr 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £62.10 View
May 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £65.25 View
May 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £110.70 View
May 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £91.80 View
May 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £27.45 View
May 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £71.10 View
Jun 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £25.65 View
Jun 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £54.00 View
Jun 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £51.75 View
Jun 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £66.15 View
Sep 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £63.45 View
Oct 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £108.90 View
Nov 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £63.45 View

Staff Rail

£219.49
Date Detail Amount
Oct 2022 Parliamentary Travel £47.49 View
Nov 2022 Parliamentary Travel £100.00 View
Dec 2022 Parliamentary Travel £72.00 View

Office Cost Provision

£15,009.03

Newspaper Subscriptions

£1,821.92
Date Detail Amount
May 2022 Wilson and Lawrie April 2022 £97.15 View
May 2022 Spectator March - May 2022 £43.96 View
May 2022 The Telegraph March - May 2022 £38.97 View
May 2022 The Times March - May 2022 £78.00 View
Jul 2022 Telegraph 2022 £12.99 View
Jul 2022 Spectator June 2022 £10.99 View
Jul 2022 Times Subscription July 2022 £52.00 View
Jul 2022 Constituency Newspapers, May-July 2022 £252.85 View
Aug 2022 Westword Subscription July 2022 - June 2023 £30.00 View
Sep 2022 Wilson and Lawrie Newspapers August - October 2022 £172.15 View
Oct 2022 Economist Subscription 2022/23 £189.00 View
Oct 2022 Spectator Subscription July - Oct 2022 £43.96 View
Oct 2022 Times Subscription Aug - Oct £78.00 View
Oct 2022 Telegraph Subscription July - Oct 2022 £65.96 View
Nov 2022 Wilson and Lawrie Papers Oct-Nov 2022 £158.80 View
Dec 2022 Newspaper Invoice December 2022 £97.55 View
Jan 2023 Spectator Subscription Nov 22 -Jan 23 £32.97 View
Jan 2023 Times Oct 22 - Jan 23 £79.00 View
Jan 2023 Telegraph Nov 22 - Jan 23 £59.97 View
Jan 2023 Wilson and Lawrie Papers Jan 2023 £69.60 View
Mar 2023 Wilson and Lawrie Newspaper Subscriptions - Feb/March 2023 £158.05 View

Office Phone and Broadband Costs

£762.86
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 GP00161374 M079SI 392655221 £160.71 View
Aug 2022 GP 0016 1374 M08390 429415935 £120.43 View
Sep 2022 GP 0016 1374 M084DA 440513897 £120.43 View
Nov 2022 GP00161374 M086 154066024 £120.43 View
Feb 2023 GP00161374 M089XE 487662933 £120.43 View
Mar 2023 GP00161374 M0902I 496456307 £120.43 View

Office/Window Cleaning

£155.00
Date Detail Amount
May 2022 Office Cleaning Jan -April 22 £40.00 View
Sep 2022 Claire McNeilly - Cleaning - May-August 2022 £45.00 View
Dec 2022 Office Cleaning September - December 2022 £70.00 View

Rent

£10,000.00
Date Detail Amount
May 2022 Kate Forbes MSP Quarterly Office Rent £2,500.00 View
Aug 2022 Kate Forbes MSP Quarterly Office Rent £2,500.00 View
Nov 2022 Kate Forbes MSP Quarterly Office Rent £2,500.00 View
Feb 2023 Kate Forbes MSP Quarterly Office Rent £2,500.00 View

Staff Overnight Costs Including Dinner

£142.10
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 West Highland Hotel Dinner - 4 April £22.60 View
Apr 2022 West Highland Hotel, Mallaig x 1 night 04 April £100.25 View
Apr 2022 The Portree Hotel Dinner - 07/04/22 £19.25 View

Telephone Services Costs

£763.76
Date Detail Amount
Jun 2022 BT Office Telephone May 2022 £120.43 View
Jun 2022 Office telephone BT June 22 GP00161374M08119 148815362 £161.24 View
Jul 2022 GP00161374 419260585 £120.43 View
Oct 2022 BT Phone Bill October 2022 GP00161374 £120.43 View
Dec 2022 BT Telephone Services DEC 2022 GP00161374M087PC £120.80 View
Jan 2023 GP00161374 479032423 £120.43 View

Trade Waste

£23.32
Date Detail Amount
Feb 2023 Highland Council Waste Collection £23.32 View

Utilities

£1,340.07
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Gas Bill March 2022 £293.11 View
May 2022 Water services charge February - May 2022 £166.39 View
Jun 2022 Electricity, Utilities £22.97 View
Aug 2022 Water Services - 6 May - 1 August £155.87 View
Aug 2022 Aug-22 Direct Debit 1281264 1281284 £22.97 View
Aug 2022 Aug-22 Direct Debit 1281264 1281264 £27.69 View
Aug 2022 Water Services Invoice - 27 £45.11 View
Sep 2022 Sept-22 Direct Debit 1281264 1281264 £46.58 View
Oct 2022 Oct-22 Direct Debit 1281264 1281264 £67.88 View
Nov 2022 2680206/28 £134.00 View
Nov 2022 Nov-22 Direct Debit 1281264 1281264 £65.95 View
Dec 2022 Dec-22 Direct Debit 1281264 £36.94 View
Feb 2023 Jan-23 Direct Debit 1281264 £65.03 View
Mar 2023 Business Stream Water Services Nov22 - Feb23 £189.58 View

Overnight Accommodation Provision

£265.75

Overnight Stay Constituency/Region Member and Staff

£265.75
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 West Highland Hotel, Mallaig x 1 night 04 April £100.25 View
May 2022 West Highland Hotel Meal 4 April £25.50 View
May 2022 10/06/2022 The Pink House, Portree x1Night £140.00 View

Start Up Provision

£628.80

Office Signage

£628.80
Date Detail Amount
Oct 2022 New constituency office sign - labour and travel costs £202.80 View
Oct 2022 New Constituency Office Sign £426.00 View