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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 Edward Mountain Total: £48,532.26

Edinburgh Accommodation Provision

£16,416.65

Council Tax

£1,077.21
Date Detail Amount
May 2022 Council Tax for Edinburgh Flat - April 2022 £177.21 View
Jun 2022 Council Tax for Edinburgh Flat £180.00 View
Sep 2022 Council Tax £180.00 View
Dec 2022 Council Tax for Edinburgh Flat £180.00 View
Jan 2023 Council Tax - January 22 £180.00 View
Mar 2023 Council Tax - Edinburgh Flat £180.00 View

Rental Expenditure

£14,800.00
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Edward Mountain MSP - Monthly Rent EAP £913.21 View
May 2022 Edward Mountain MSP - Monthly Rent EAP £913.21 View
Jun 2022 Edward Mountain MSP - Monthly Rent EAP £913.21 View
Jul 2022 Underpaid rent Apr - June - £286.79 per month £860.37 View
Jul 2022 Edward Mountain MSP - Monthly Rent EAP £1,200.00 View
Aug 2022 Edward Mountain MSP - Monthly Rent EAP £1,200.00 View
Sep 2022 Edward Mountain MSP - Monthly Rent EAP £1,250.00 View
Oct 2022 Edward Mountain MSP - Monthly Rent EAP £1,250.00 View
Nov 2022 Edward Mountain MSP - Monthly Rent EAP £1,250.00 View
Dec 2022 Edward Mountain MSP - Monthly Rent EAP £1,250.00 View
Jan 2023 Edward Mountain MSP - Monthly Rent EAP £1,250.00 View
Feb 2023 Edward Mountain MSP - Monthly Rent EAP £1,250.00 View
Feb 2023 Underpayment of August rent on Edinburgh flat £50.00 View
Mar 2023 Edward Mountain MSP - Monthly Rent EAP £1,250.00 View

Telephone Costs

£348.03
Date Detail Amount
Jun 2022 BT Bill for Edinburgh Flat £38.67 View
Aug 2022 BT Bill Edinburgh Flat - August 2022 £38.67 View
Aug 2022 BT bill for July 2022 £38.67 View
Sep 2022 BT Bill £38.67 View
Nov 2022 BT bill for Edinburgh Flat £38.67 View
Dec 2022 BT Bill for Edinburgh Flat £38.67 View
Jan 2023 BT Bill for Edinburgh Flat £38.67 View
Feb 2023 BT Bill for Edinburgh Flat £38.67 View
Mar 2023 BT Bill for Edinburgh Flat £38.67 View

Utilities

£191.41
Date Detail Amount
Jun 2022 Scottish Power bill £93.70 View
Mar 2023 Electricity for Edinburgh Flat £97.71 View

Engagement Provision

£15,311.33

Advertising

£957.60
Date Detail Amount
Jul 2022 Surgery Advertising July 2022 £226.80 View
Aug 2022 Advertising for August 2022 surgeries £226.80 View
Mar 2023 Annual Report Inserts via Advertising Department at D C Thomson £504.00 View

Business Meeting Expenses

£150.12
Date Detail Amount
Mar 2023 Mar23 - Premium Lunch £115.92 View
Mar 2023 Mar23 - Tea Coffee Shortbread £34.20 View

Mailing Costs

£2,591.45
Date Detail Amount
May 2022 Edward Mountain (Con) £0.78 View
Jul 2022 Edward Mountain (Con) £0.78 View
Dec 2022 Edward Mountain (Con) £0.98 View
Dec 2022 Edward Mountain (Con) £680.00 View
Jan 2023 Edward Mountain (Con) £2.24 View
Mar 2023 Edward Mountain £1,902.60 View
Mar 2023 Edward Mountain (Con) £4.07 View

Printing and/or Photocopying

£11,026.80
Date Detail Amount
Jun 2022 Printing for MSP Calling cards £366.00 View
Jun 2022 Printing of MSP Poster £118.80 View
Mar 2023 Annual Report £9,678.00 View
Mar 2023 Letterheads £864.00 View

Stationery

£317.77
Date Detail Amount
Aug 2022 Stationery £41.28 View
Jan 2023 Edward Mountain £38.53 View
Jan 2023 Edward Mountain £38.53 View
Jan 2023 Edward Mountain £83.03 View
Jan 2023 Edward Mountain £41.74 View
Jan 2023 Edward Mountain £41.74 View
Mar 2023 Stationery for the Regional Office £32.92 View

Website Costs

£267.59
Date Detail Amount
Jul 2022 Annual Subscription for domain name: www.edwardmountainmsp.scot £51.59 View
Aug 2022 Annual website fee for MSP website £216.00 View

Incidental and Ancillary Employment Cost Provision

£499.20

Recruitment Advertising

£499.20
Date Detail Amount
Oct 2022 Recruitment Advertisement 14/10/22 £499.20 View

MSP and MSP staff travel provision

£6,059.53

Car parking

£83.40
Date Detail Amount
Oct 2022 Car Parking £3.00 View
Oct 2022 Car Parking £3.50 View
Dec 2022 Car Parking £18.00 View
Dec 2022 Car Parking £3.00 View
Dec 2022 Car Parking £3.00 View
Jan 2023 Car Parking £3.00 View
Jan 2023 Car Parking £3.00 View
Feb 2023 Car Parking £15.00 View
Feb 2023 Car Parking £3.30 View
Feb 2023 Car Parking £4.00 View
Mar 2023 Car Parking £3.30 View
Mar 2023 Car Parking £9.00 View
Mar 2023 Car Parking £3.30 View
Mar 2023 Car Parking £9.00 View

Members Mileage

£5,201.10
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Parliamentary Travel £77.40 View
Apr 2022 Parliamentary Travel £77.40 View
Apr 2022 Parliamentary Travel £77.40 View
Apr 2022 Parliamentary Travel £77.40 View
May 2022 Parliamentary Travel £77.40 View
May 2022 Parliamentary Travel £77.40 View
May 2022 Parliamentary Travel £77.40 View
May 2022 Parliamentary Travel £77.40 View
Jun 2022 Parliamentary Travel £77.40 View
Jun 2022 Parliamentary Travel £77.40 View
Jun 2022 Parliamentary Travel £77.40 View
Jul 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £70.20 View
Jul 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £63.45 View
Jul 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £72.00 View
Aug 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £23.40 View
Aug 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £60.30 View
Aug 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £22.95 View
Aug 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £46.80 View
Aug 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £44.55 View
Aug 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £46.35 View
Aug 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £48.60 View
Aug 2022 Parliamentary Travel £77.40 View
Aug 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £23.40 View
Aug 2022 Parliamentary Travel £77.40 View
Aug 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £22.95 View
Sep 2022 Parliamentary Travel £124.20 View
Sep 2022 Parliamentary Travel £76.95 View
Sep 2022 Parliamentary Travel £76.95 View
Sep 2022 Parliamentary Travel £76.95 View
Sep 2022 Parliamentary Travel £77.40 View
Sep 2022 Parliamentary Travel £77.40 View
Oct 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £23.40 View
Oct 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £22.50 View
Oct 2022 Parliamentary Travel £97.65 View
Oct 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £27.90 View
Oct 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £44.55 View
Oct 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £44.55 View
Oct 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £44.55 View
Oct 2022 Parliamentary Travel £76.95 View
Nov 2022 Parliamentary Travel £77.40 View
Nov 2022 Parliamentary Travel £77.40 View
Nov 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £22.50 View
Nov 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £24.75 View
Nov 2022 Parliamentary Travel £76.95 View
Nov 2022 Parliamentary Travel £77.40 View
Nov 2022 Parliamentary and Constituency/Regional Travel £102.15 View
Nov 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £22.05 View
Nov 2022 Parliamentary Travel £77.40 View
Dec 2022 Parliamentary Travel £76.95 View
Dec 2022 Parliamentary Travel £77.40 View
Dec 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £23.85 View
Dec 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £22.05 View
Dec 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £22.05 View
Dec 2022 Parliamentary Travel £77.40 View
Dec 2022 Parliamentary and Constituency/Regional Travel £74.70 View
Dec 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £22.05 View
Dec 2022 Parliamentary and Constituency/Regional Travel £83.70 View
Dec 2022 Parliamentary Travel £76.95 View
Jan 2023 Parliamentary and Constituency/Regional Travel £70.65 View
Jan 2023 Constituency/Regional Travel £22.05 View
Jan 2023 Parliamentary Travel £76.95 View
Jan 2023 Parliamentary Travel £76.95 View
Jan 2023 Parliamentary Travel £76.95 View
Jan 2023 Constituency/Regional Travel £44.55 View
Jan 2023 Parliamentary Travel £76.95 View
Jan 2023 Parliamentary Travel £76.95 View
Jan 2023 Constituency/Regional Travel £44.55 View
Jan 2023 Constituency/Regional Travel £75.60 View
Feb 2023 Parliamentary Travel £76.95 View
Feb 2023 Constituency/Regional Travel £58.05 View
Feb 2023 Parliamentary Travel £76.95 View
Feb 2023 Parliamentary and Constituency/Regional Travel £23.85 View
Feb 2023 Constituency/Regional Travel £45.00 View
Feb 2023 Constituency/Regional Travel £21.00 View
Feb 2023 Constituency/Regional Travel £24.75 View
Feb 2023 Constituency/Regional Travel £35.75 View
Feb 2023 Parliamentary Travel £4.50 View
Feb 2023 Parliamentary Travel £38.25 View
Feb 2023 Parliamentary Travel £38.25 View
Feb 2023 Parliamentary Travel £4.50 View
Feb 2023 Constituency/Regional Travel £24.75 View
Feb 2023 Constituency/Regional Travel £13.75 View
Feb 2023 Constituency/Regional Travel £38.25 View
Mar 2023 Parliamentary Travel £38.25 View
Mar 2023 Parliamentary Travel £4.50 View
Mar 2023 Parliamentary and Constituency/Regional Travel £14.00 View
Mar 2023 Parliamentary and Constituency/Regional Travel £26.00 View
Mar 2023 Constituency/Regional Travel £12.25 View
Mar 2023 Constituency/Regional Travel £24.75 View
Mar 2023 Parliamentary Travel £42.75 View
Mar 2023 Parliamentary and Constituency/Regional Travel £57.00 View
Mar 2023 Parliamentary Travel £42.75 View
Mar 2023 Constituency/Regional Travel £26.00 View
Mar 2023 Parliamentary and Constituency/Regional Travel £52.25 View
Mar 2023 Constituency/Regional Travel £25.25 View
Mar 2023 Parliamentary and Constituency/Regional Travel £43.00 View
Mar 2023 Parliamentary Travel £42.75 View
Mar 2023 Constituency/Regional Travel £24.75 View

Members Rail

£19.10
Date Detail Amount
Oct 2022 Parliamentary Travel £19.10 View

Staff Car Parking

£3.50
Date Detail Amount
Nov 2022 Car Parking £3.50 View

Staff Mileage

£285.30
Date Detail Amount
Nov 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £142.65 View
Dec 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £142.65 View

Staff Rail

£467.13
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Parliamentary Travel £43.55 View
Aug 2022 Parliamentary Travel £73.69 View
Aug 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £14.60 View
Aug 2022 Parliamentary Travel £33.00 View
Aug 2022 Parliamentary Travel £32.65 View
Oct 2022 Parliamentary and Constituency/Regional Travel £73.69 View
Nov 2022 Parliamentary and Constituency/Regional Travel £23.05 View
Dec 2022 Parliamentary Travel £47.50 View
Dec 2022 Parliamentary Travel £72.00 View
Dec 2022 Parliamentary Travel £8.50 View
Feb 2023 Parliamentary and Constituency/Regional Travel £22.45 View
Feb 2023 Parliamentary and Constituency/Regional Travel £22.45 View

Office Cost Provision

£8,886.66

Business Improvement Levy Costs

£72.94
Date Detail Amount
Jun 2022 BID Levy £16.65 View
Nov 2022 BID Levy May 2022 to Oct 2022 £31.33 View
Feb 2023 BID Levy for period 09/12/2022 - 08/12/2023 £24.96 View

Data Protection

£40.00
Date Detail Amount
Jun 2022 data protection fee £40.00 View

Equipment

£20.00
Date Detail Amount
Nov 2022 Heater for Inverness Office £20.00 View

Insurance

£63.75
Date Detail Amount
Aug 2022 Office Insurance July 2022-23 £63.75 View

Office Installations

£10.50
Date Detail Amount
Nov 2022 3 new notice boards in office - Nov 2022 £10.50 View

Office Phone and Broadband Costs

£26.56
Date Detail Amount
Jun 2022 GP00859468 M0175H 409705419 £26.56 View

Office/Window Cleaning

£155.46
Date Detail Amount
May 2022 window cleaning £16.25 View
Jul 2022 Window Cleaning may, june and july £21.25 View
Sep 2022 Window Cleaning for Regional Office £10.00 View
Nov 2022 Cleaning of the office £65.46 View
Nov 2022 Cleaning of the windows and signage £16.25 View
Jan 2023 Window Cleaning - January invoice £16.25 View
Feb 2023 window cleaning £10.00 View

Professional Charges

£1,067.00
Date Detail Amount
Dec 2022 Lease Amendment 09/12/22 £392.00 View
Dec 2022 Professional fees due to lease changes 16/11/22 £675.00 View

Rent

£5,350.00
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Office Rent May 2022 £175.00 View
May 2022 D Cameron -J Halcro Johnston - E Mountain - D Ross - Monthly Office Rent - OCP £175.00 View
May 2022 Edward Mountain MSP - Monthly Rent OCP £812.50 View
Jun 2022 D Cameron -J Halcro Johnston - E Mountain - D Ross - Monthly Office Rent - OCP £175.00 View
Jul 2022 D Cameron -J Halcro Johnston - E Mountain - D Ross - Monthly Office Rent - OCP £175.00 View
Aug 2022 D Cameron -J Halcro Johnston - E Mountain - D Ross - Monthly Office Rent - OCP £175.00 View
Aug 2022 Edward Mountain MSP - Monthly Rent OCP £812.50 View
Sep 2022 D Cameron -J Halcro Johnston - E Mountain - D Ross - Monthly Office Rent - OCP £175.00 View
Oct 2022 D Cameron -J Halcro Johnston - E Mountain - D Ross - Monthly Office Rent - OCP £175.00 View
Nov 2022 Edward Mountain MSP - Monthly Rent OCP £812.50 View
Nov 2022 D Cameron -J Halcro Johnston - E Mountain - D Ross - Monthly Office Rent - OCP £175.00 View
Dec 2022 D Cameron -J Halcro Johnston - E Mountain - D Ross - Monthly Office Rent - OCP £175.00 View
Jan 2023 D Cameron -J Halcro Johnston - E Mountain - D Ross - Monthly Office Rent - OCP £175.00 View
Feb 2023 Edward Mountain MSP - Monthly Rent OCP £812.50 View
Feb 2023 D Cameron -J Halcro Johnston - E Mountain - D Ross - Monthly Office Rent - OCP £175.00 View
Mar 2023 D Cameron -J Halcro Johnston - E Mountain - D Ross - Monthly Office Rent - OCP £175.00 View

Staff Overnight Costs Including Dinner

£1,356.16
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Meal in Edinburgh 23rd March £18.55 View
Apr 2022 Hotel in Edinburgh 22nd - 24th March 2022 £113.00 View
Apr 2022 Meal evening of 22nd March £19.50 View
Jul 2022 Overnight accommodation at Tigh an Eilean Hotel, Sheildaig, one night 11 July 2022 and meal for MSP and member of staff. £24.50 View
Jul 2022 Torridon Youth Hostel accommodation for 11th July only - Surgery Tour £36.00 View
Jul 2022 Evening meal at Scourie Hotel, Scourie 12th July - Surgery Tour £39.50 View
Jul 2022 Overnight accommodation for staff member £135.00 View
Aug 2022 Meal during overnight stay £32.22 View
Aug 2022 Accomodation Edinburgh 24-25th August £176.49 View
Aug 2022 Evening Meal Edinburgh 24th August 2022 £12.50 View
Sep 2022 Overnight stay for Nathaniel Cooper at Mackays Hotel Wick, Union Street, Wick. KW1 5ED 1XNIGHT 15/09/22 £89.00 View
Nov 2022 Hotel Accommodation for Parliament £100.50 View
Nov 2022 Evening Meal for Parliament trip £21.80 View
Dec 2022 Hotel Accommodation 20-22nd December 2022 £220.00 View
Dec 2022 Meal in Edinburgh 20th December 2022 £16.60 View
Dec 2022 Staff Meal for Edinburgh 21st December 2022 £19.00 View
Feb 2023 Accommodation and breakfast for two nights in Edinburgh. £132.00 View
Feb 2023 Evening Meal 28th Feb £18.00 View
Mar 2023 Hotel receipt for two nights at the Premier Inn Hub whilst working at the parliament £132.00 View

Telephone Services Costs

£123.09
Date Detail Amount
May 2022 BT Telephone Services March to April 2022 GP00859468M01613 398766321 £17.99 View
Aug 2022 GP00859468 M0189W 429400831 £29.61 View
Sep 2022 GP00859468 M019DP 152173864 £3.05 View
Oct 2022 GP00859468 M021N8 454104639 £3.05 View
Nov 2022 CCPAY GP00859468 463266381 £16.56 View
Feb 2023 GP00859468 15742486 £43.11 View
Feb 2023 BT BUSINESS BILL GP00859468 488030887 £6.66 View
Mar 2023 BT Office Telephone Mar 2023 GP00859468M0266C 497660575 £3.06 View

Utilities

£601.20
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 water charges £3.57 View
Apr 2022 electricity £18.12 View
May 2022 Business Stream Water Services 3227056 April 2022 £3.83 View
Jul 2022 Office electricity - July 2022 £25.75 View
Aug 2022 8876867414 Ref: 1170860274 £25.75 View
Oct 2022 3227056/1 £80.56 View
Oct 2022 3227056/5 £11.09 View
Jan 2023 Electricity Charges £378.39 View
Feb 2023 3227056/6 £54.14 View

Overnight Accommodation Provision

£649.73

Overnight Scotland

£135.00
Date Detail Amount
Feb 2023 Overnight Accommodation for NFUS Conference - Radisson Blu, Glasgow (x1 Night) £127.20 View
Feb 2023 Overnight Accommodation for NFUS Conference - Radisson Blu, Glasgow (x1 Night) £7.80 View

Overnight Stay Constituency/Region Member and Staff

£514.73
Date Detail Amount
Jul 2022 Overnight accommodation at Tigh an Eilean Hotel, Sheildaig, one night 11 July 2022 and meal for MSP and member of staff. £119.00 View
Jul 2022 Overnight accommodation and a meal £39.50 View
Jul 2022 Overnight accommodation and a meal £185.00 View
Aug 2022 Overnight accommodation for Edward Mountain MSP in Wick - Mackays Hotel, Union Street, Wick. KW1 5ED £139.00 View
Aug 2022 Meal at Mackay's Hotel, Union Street, Wick £32.23 View

Start Up Provision

£709.16

Legal Fees

£461.00
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Professional Fees in relation to office lease 26/04/2022 £461.00 View

Office Signage

£150.66
Date Detail Amount
Mar 2023 Signage for the Regional Office £150.66 View

Office Survey Costs

£97.50
Date Detail Amount
Aug 2022 Management asbestos survey for office 08/08/2022 £97.50 View

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