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Expenses for MSP

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Financial Year

2022 - 2023 Expenses for Douglas Ross Total: £36,881.32

Edinburgh Accommodation Provision

£16,796.28

Council Tax

£2,396.28
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Council Tax - Edinburgh Accommodation - 2022/2023 £2,396.28 View

Rental Expenditure

£14,400.00
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Douglas Ross MSP EAP Monthly Rent £1,200.00 View
May 2022 Douglas Ross MSP EAP Monthly Rent £1,200.00 View
Jun 2022 Douglas Ross MSP EAP Monthly Rent £1,200.00 View
Jul 2022 Douglas Ross MSP EAP Monthly Rent £1,200.00 View
Aug 2022 Douglas Ross MSP EAP Monthly Rent £1,200.00 View
Sep 2022 Douglas Ross MSP EAP Monthly Rent £1,200.00 View
Oct 2022 Douglas Ross MSP EAP Monthly Rent £1,200.00 View
Nov 2022 Douglas Ross MSP EAP Monthly Rent £1,200.00 View
Dec 2022 Douglas Ross MSP EAP Monthly Rent £1,200.00 View
Jan 2023 Douglas Ross MSP EAP Monthly Rent £1,200.00 View
Feb 2023 Douglas Ross MSP EAP Monthly Rent £1,200.00 View
Mar 2023 Douglas Ross MSP EAP Monthly Rent £1,200.00 View

Engagement Provision

£9,060.70

Advertising

£505.20
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Stornoway Gazette - surgery advertising for 31st Mar 2022 and 1st April 2022 £204.00 View
Mar 2023 Surgery advertising 3-5 Apr 23 £66.00 View
Mar 2023 Surgery advertising - 31 March 2023 £235.20 View

Hall Hire

£25.75
Date Detail Amount
Mar 2023 Room Hire 3 April 2023 £25.75 View

Mailing Costs

£8,529.75
Date Detail Amount
May 2022 Douglas Ross (Con) £0.78 View
Jun 2022 Douglas Ross (Con) £2.62 View
Jul 2022 Douglas Ross (Con) £11.50 View
Nov 2022 Douglas Ross (Con) £2.62 View
Dec 2022 Douglas Ross (Con) £3.95 View
Jan 2023 Douglas Ross (Con) £1.52 View
Feb 2023 Douglas Ross (Con) £0.66 View
Mar 2023 Douglas Ross (Con) £4.58 View
Mar 2023 Annual Report 16/03/23 £4,500.00 View
Mar 2023 9066901321 0635910000 094705 £3,990.94 View
Mar 2023 Douglas Ross (Con) £10.58 View

MSP and MSP staff travel provision

£1,656.05

Members Air

£374.11
Date Detail Amount
Mar 2023 Constituency/Regional Travel £374.11 View

Members Car Hire

£9.44
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £9.44 View

Members Ferries

£3.90
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £3.90 View

Members Mileage

£1,229.40
Date Detail Amount
May 2022 Parliamentary Travel £78.75 View
May 2022 Parliamentary Travel £78.75 View
May 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £68.40 View
May 2022 Parliamentary Travel £78.30 View
Jun 2022 Parliamentary Travel £78.75 View
Jun 2022 Parliamentary Travel £78.30 View
Jul 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £23.40 View
Jul 2022 Parliamentary Travel £59.85 View
Jul 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £57.60 View
Sep 2022 Parliamentary Travel £78.75 View
Sep 2022 Parliamentary Travel £156.60 View
Oct 2022 Parliamentary Travel £78.75 View
Dec 2022 Parliamentary Travel £78.75 View
Feb 2023 Parliamentary Travel £78.30 View
Mar 2023 Parliamentary Travel £156.15 View

Members Taxi

£20.45
Date Detail Amount
May 2022 Parliamentary Travel £5.20 View
Jun 2022 Parliamentary Travel £4.00 View
Jun 2022 Parliamentary Travel £11.25 View

Staff Ferries

£18.75
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Constituency/Regional Travel £18.75 View

Office Cost Provision

£7,646.37

Business Improvement Levy Costs

£72.96
Date Detail Amount
Jun 2022 BID Levy £16.65 View
Nov 2022 BID Levy May 2022 to Oct 2022 £31.34 View
Feb 2023 BID Levy for period 09/12/2022 - 08/12/2023 £24.97 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

£26.55
Date Detail Amount
Jun 2022 GP00859468 M0175H 409705419 £26.55 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 Douglas Ross MSP Office Quarterly rent £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 Douglas Ross MSP Office Quarterly rent £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 Douglas Ross MSP Office Quarterly rent £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 D Cameron -J Halcro Johnston - E Mountain - D Ross - Monthly Office Rent - OCP £175.00 View
Feb 2023 Douglas Ross MSP Office Quarterly rent £812.50 View
Mar 2023 D Cameron -J Halcro Johnston - E Mountain - D Ross - Monthly Office Rent - OCP £175.00 View

Staff Overnight Costs Including Dinner

£155.00
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Overnight Stay 01/04/2022 - County Hotel, Stornoway x1 Reimbursement for hotel accommodation staff overnight stay £90.00 View
Apr 2022 Surgery and Visit - Lochmaddy Hotel, North Uist - 31 March 2022 x 1 night (paid by Douglas Ross MSP) £65.00 View

Staff Refreshments

£20.85
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Surgery and Visit - Lochmaddy Hotel, North Uist - 31 March 2022 x 1 night (paid by Douglas Ross MSP) £20.85 View

Telephone Services Costs

£123.08
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 £3.05 View

Utilities

£601.22
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 £3.82 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 £11.11 View
Jan 2023 Electricity Charges £378.39 View
Feb 2023 3227056/6 £54.15 View

Overnight Accommodation Provision

£200.85

Overnight Constituency/Region Refreshments

£20.85
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Surgery and Visit - Lochmaddy Hotel, North Uist - 31 March 2022 x 1 night (paid by Douglas Ross MSP) £20.85 View

Overnight Stay Constituency/Region Member and Staff

£180.00
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2022 Overnight Stay 01/04/2022 - County Hotel, Stornoway x1 night paid by staff for MSP £90.00 View
Apr 2022 Surgery and Visit - Lochmaddy Hotel, North Uist - 31 March 2022 x 1 night (paid by Douglas Ross MSP) £90.00 View

Party Leaders Allowance

£811.91

Business Meeting Expenses

£94.50
Date Detail Amount
Dec 2022 Dec 22 - Breakfast £94.50 View

Party Leaders Mileage

£156.60
Date Detail Amount
Aug 2022 Parliamentary Travel £156.60 View

Party Leaders Taxi

£80.30
Date Detail Amount
Aug 2022 Parliamentary Travel £7.60 View
Aug 2022 Parliamentary Travel £8.40 View
Mar 2023 Taxi - speaker engagement (Tuesday Club), Bonham Hotel, Edinburgh £9.55 View
Mar 2023 Douglas Ross £15.40 View
Mar 2023 Taxi from The Dome, George Street to Edinburgh accommodation £9.05 View
Mar 2023 Taxi from Edinburgh Airport to The Dome, George Street £30.30 View

PLA Tram (SP409340)

£5.40
Date Detail Amount
Feb 2023 Visit to Heriot Watt University £5.40 View

Staff Air

£475.11
Date Detail Amount
Mar 2023 Edinburgh to Sumburgh 02/04/23 return 05/04/23 £475.11 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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