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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

2024 - 2025 Expenses for Kate Forbes Total: £51,919.49

Edinburgh Accommodation Provision

£18,694.08

Council Tax

£4,472.01
Date Detail Amount
May 2024 Edinburgh Council tax 2024-25 £1,927.42 View
Jul 2024 FASTER PAYMENT - Council tax £2,544.59 View

Rental Expenditure

£12,750.00
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2024 Kate Forbes MSP Monthly EAP rental £950.00 View
May 2024 Kate Forbes MSP Monthly EAP rental £950.00 View
Jun 2024 Kate Forbes MSP Monthly EAP rental £950.00 View
Jul 2024 Kate Forbes MSP Monthly EAP rental £950.00 View
Aug 2024 Kate Forbes MSP - Rent Increase EAP £150.00 View
Aug 2024 Kate Forbes MSP Monthly EAP rental £1,100.00 View
Sep 2024 Kate Forbes MSP Monthly EAP rental £1,100.00 View
Oct 2024 Kate Forbes MSP Monthly EAP rental £1,100.00 View
Nov 2024 Kate Forbes MSP Monthly EAP rental £1,100.00 View
Dec 2024 Kate Forbes MSP Monthly EAP rental £1,100.00 View
Jan 2025 Kate Forbes MSP Monthly EAP rental £1,100.00 View
Feb 2025 Kate Forbes MSP Monthly EAP rental £1,100.00 View
Mar 2025 Kate Forbes MSP Monthly EAP rental £1,100.00 View

Telephone Costs

£281.61
Date Detail Amount
Jun 2024 EE Bill - June 2024 £40.23 View
Oct 2024 EE Bill - October 2024 £40.23 View
Nov 2024 EE Bill - November £40.23 View
Dec 2024 EE Bill - December £40.23 View
Jan 2025 EE limited bill - Jan 2025 £40.23 View
Feb 2025 EE bill - Feb 2025 £40.23 View
Mar 2025 EE bill - March 2025 £40.23 View

Utilities

£1,190.46
Date Detail Amount
Jun 2024 OVO Energy Bill - June 2024 £124.00 View
Jul 2024 EE £40.23 View
Jul 2024 OVO Energy £124.00 View
Aug 2024 EE £40.23 View
Aug 2024 OVO Energy £124.00 View
Oct 2024 OVO Energy Bill - October 2024 £174.00 View
Nov 2024 OVO Energy bill - November £174.00 View
Jan 2025 OVO Energy Bill - Jan 2025 £130.00 View
Feb 2025 OVO Energy bill - Feb 2025 £130.00 View
Mar 2025 OVO Energy bill - March 2025 £130.00 View

Engagement Provision

£10,285.62

Advertising

£129.00
Date Detail Amount
Aug 2024 Ad in the local paper £33.00 View
Nov 2024 Local newspaper advertisement £48.00 View
Feb 2025 Advert £48.00 View

Hall Hire

£982.62
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2024 BANK DETAILS NEED UPDATED -Hall Hire - B851 meeting £40.00 View
Apr 2024 Broadford Surgery - Village Hall Hire £16.00 View
Apr 2024 McIntosh Hall Hire - Fort William surgery April 2024 £60.00 View
Jul 2024 Kingussie Surgery £79.88 View
Aug 2024 Church Hall Hire for Constituency Surgery £90.00 View
Aug 2024 Church Hall Hire for Constituency Surgery £90.00 View
Aug 2024 Hall Hire Dunvegan £30.00 View
Aug 2024 Dunvegan hall hire £15.00 View
Oct 2024 Hall Hire of constituency engagement £60.00 View
Nov 2024 Craigmonie Centre 01/11/24 £40.20 View
Nov 2024 Minginish Community Hall Hire 21/10/24 £150.00 View
Nov 2024 Talla Nan Ross Hall Hire 15/11/24 £39.94 View
Nov 2024 Hall hire for surgery meeting £60.00 View
Nov 2024 Hall hire for constituency surgery £44.00 View
Dec 2024 Hall hire for constituency engagements £37.50 View
Feb 2025 Phipps Hall Hire 17/01/25 £30.10 View
Mar 2025 Hall hire for constituency engagements £100.00 View

Mailing Costs

£4,272.00
Date Detail Amount
Mar 2025 FORKAT - Printing and mailing of annual review £4,272.00 View

Printing and/or Photocopying

£4,902.00
Date Detail Amount
Mar 2025 FORKAT - Printing and mailing of annual review £4,902.00 View

MSP and MSP staff travel provision

£1,785.74

Members Air

£54.99
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2024 Parliamentary Travel - Outside Scotland £54.99 View

Members Rail

£50.70
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2024 Parliamentary Travel - Outside Scotland £25.00 View
Apr 2024 Parliamentary Travel - Outside Scotland £25.70 View

Staff Mileage

£1,597.95
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2024 Constituency/Regional Travel £13.50 View
Apr 2024 Parliamentary Travel £49.50 View
Apr 2024 Constituency/Regional Travel £51.30 View
Apr 2024 Constituency/Regional Travel £24.30 View
Apr 2024 Constituency/Regional Travel £78.75 View
Jun 2024 Constituency/Regional Travel  £109.35 View
Jul 2024 Constituency/Regional Travel  £67.05 View
Jul 2024 Constituency/Regional Travel  £51.30 View
Jul 2024 Constituency/Regional Travel  £91.80 View
Aug 2024 Constituency/Regional Travel  £65.25 View
Aug 2024 Constituency/Regional Travel  £60.30 View
Aug 2024 Constituency/Regional Travel  £54.90 View
Aug 2024 Constituency/Regional Travel  £71.10 View
Oct 2024 Constituency/Regional Travel £26.55 View
Oct 2024 Constituency/Regional Travel £97.65 View
Oct 2024 Constituency/Regional Travel £93.15 View
Oct 2024 Constituency/Regional Travel £121.50 View
Oct 2024 Constituency/Regional Travel £37.35 View
Nov 2024 Constituency/Regional Travel £50.85 View
Nov 2024 Constituency/Regional Travel £83.70 View
Nov 2024 Constituency/Regional Travel £51.75 View
Nov 2024 Constituency/Regional Travel £64.80 View
Jan 2025 Constituency/Regional Travel £7.65 View
Mar 2025 Constituency/Regional Travel £110.70 View
Mar 2025 Constituency/Regional Travel £63.90 View

Staff Rail

£82.10
Date Detail Amount
Dec 2024 Constituency/Regional Travel £82.10 View

Office Cost Provision

£20,431.76

Computer Equipment

£113.97
Date Detail Amount
Jul 2024 Computer Equipment £113.97 View

Computer Software

£119.82
Date Detail Amount
Aug 2024 Adobe Subscription £19.97 View
Oct 2024 adobe subscription - October £19.97 View
Nov 2024 adobe subscription - November £19.97 View
Dec 2024 Adobe subscription £19.97 View
Feb 2025 Adobe subscription £19.97 View
Feb 2025 Adobe subscription £19.97 View

Equipment

£53.89
Date Detail Amount
May 2024 Constituency office fridge £28.94 View
Jul 2024 Office phone £24.95 View

Newspaper Subscriptions

£2,000.77
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2024 The National Subscription April 2024 £12.99 View
Apr 2024 Times Subscription April 2024 £26.00 View
Apr 2024 Local newspaper subscriptions and delivery £132.55 View
May 2024 The National Subscription May 2024 £12.99 View
May 2024 The Times Subscription May 2024 £26.00 View
May 2024 The Times Subscription - May 2024 £26.00 View
May 2024 Telegraph Subscription March - May 2024 £74.97 View
May 2024 Spectator Jan and April 2024 £26.00 View
May 2024 The National Subscription Jan to May 2024 £52.96 View
May 2024 Herald Subscription March to May 2024 £20.97 View
Jun 2024 The Herald Subscription - June 2024 £6.99 View
Jun 2024 National Subscription £12.99 View
Jun 2024 Times Subscription £26.00 View
Jun 2024 The Telegraph Subscription - June 2024 £24.99 View
Jun 2024 Local newspaper deliveries May/June 2024 £174.30 View
Jun 2024 National Subscription June 2024 £12.99 View
Jul 2024 The National July 2024 £12.99 View
Jul 2024 Telegraph Subscription £24.99 View
Jul 2024 The Times Subscription £1.00 View
Jul 2024 local newspaper subscription and delivery £99.75 View
Jul 2024 west word newspaper subscription £36.00 View
Aug 2024 Herald Subscription £6.99 View
Aug 2024 The Telegraph Subscription £24.99 View
Aug 2024 The Times subscription £1.00 View
Aug 2024 newspaper subscriptions £76.30 View
Oct 2024 The Economist Subscription - 2024/2025 £219.00 View
Oct 2024 Newspaper Subscription - The Telegraph £24.99 View
Oct 2024 The Scotsman newspaper subscription £12.99 View
Oct 2024 The Herald newspaper Subscription £6.99 View
Nov 2024 Local newspaper subscriptions £99.75 View
Nov 2024 The Telegraph newspaper subscription £24.99 View
Nov 2024 The Herald newspaper subscription £6.99 View
Nov 2024 Local newspaper subscriptions £79.80 View
Dec 2024 Newspaper subscription - The times £26.00 View
Dec 2024 newspaper subscription - The National £1.00 View
Dec 2024 The Spectator newspaper subscription £3.00 View
Dec 2024 Newspaper subscription - The Telegraph £24.99 View
Dec 2024 Local newspaper subscriptions £79.80 View
Dec 2024 Newspaper Subscription - The Herald £6.99 View
Jan 2025 Newspaper subscription - The times £26.00 View
Jan 2025 Newspaper subscription - The Telegraph £24.99 View
Feb 2025 Local newspaper subscriptions - Kate Forbes MSP £96.25 View
Feb 2025 Newspaper subscription - The times £26.00 View
Feb 2025 Newspaper subscription - The Herald £6.99 View
Feb 2025 Newspaper Subscription - The Telegraph £24.99 View
Feb 2025 Newspaper subscription - The Herald £6.99 View
Mar 2025 Local newspaper subscriptions £79.80 View
Mar 2025 Newspaper subscription - The National £6.99 View
Mar 2025 Newspaper subscription - The Times £26.00 View
Mar 2025 Newspaper subscription - The Telegraph £24.99 View
Mar 2025 Local newspaper subscriptions £79.80 View

Office/Window Cleaning

£180.00
Date Detail Amount
Aug 2024 Office cleaning May-Aug 2024 £84.00 View
Dec 2024 Office cleaning Sept - Dec 2024 £96.00 View

Rent

£10,000.00
Date Detail Amount
May 2024 Kate Forbes MSP Quarterly Office Rent £2,500.00 View
Aug 2024 Kate Forbes MSP Quarterly Office Rent £2,500.00 View
Nov 2024 Kate Forbes MSP Quarterly Office Rent £2,500.00 View
Feb 2025 Kate Forbes MSP Quarterly Office Rent £2,500.00 View

Running Repairs and Maintenance

£287.00
Date Detail Amount
Dec 2024 Maintenance to blockage in external pipe £287.00 View

Staff Overnight Costs Including Dinner

£799.04
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2024 Evening meal relating to overnight stay 02/04/24 x 1 night, West Highland Hotel Mallaig £22.45 View
Jun 2024 1 night 15/08/2024 £214.99 View
Oct 2024 evening meal - 23/10/24 £19.07 View
Oct 2024 22/10/2024 x1 night £142.99 View
Oct 2024 23/10/2024 x1 night £138.99 View
Dec 2024 10 December Arrival 1NT £139.00 View
Mar 2025 09.04.25 x1 night £121.55 View

Telephone Services Costs

£1,380.51
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2024 BT Office Telephone April 2024 £149.88 View
May 2024 BT Telephone Cost MAY 2024 £148.73 View
Jun 2024 BT Telephone Cost JUNE 2024 £149.14 View
Aug 2024 BT Telephone Services August 2024 £148.73 View
Oct 2024 BT Telephone Cost OCT 2024 £149.11 View
Jan 2025 BT Telephone Cost DEC2024 £148.73 View
Jan 2025 BT Office Telephone January 2025 £188.73 View
Feb 2025 BT Monthly Business Bill Feb 25 £148.73 View
Mar 2025 Mar-25 Direct Debit Telecoms GP00161374 £148.73 View

Trade Waste

£336.62
Date Detail Amount
May 2024 Business Waste 2024-25 £336.62 View

Utilities

£5,160.14
Date Detail Amount
May 2024 May-24 Direct Debit Electricity 1281264 £147.49 View
May 2024 May-24 Direct Debit Gas 1281284 £182.44 View
May 2024 Business Stream Water Bill 08FEB-07MAY 2024 £185.61 View
May 2024 Apr-24 Direct Debit Gas 1281284 £229.46 View
May 2024 Apr-24 Direct Debit Electricity 1281264 £291.23 View
Jul 2024 June-24 Direct Debit Electricity 1281264 £144.52 View
Jul 2024 June-24 Direct Debit Gas 1281284 £446.52 View
Jul 2024 BT Telephone Cost JULY 2024 £148.73 View
Aug 2024 July-24 Direct Debit Electricity 1281264 1281264 £113.55 View
Aug 2024 July-24 Direct Debit Gas 1281284 1281284 £83.52 View
Sep 2024 Aug-24 Direct Debit Electricity 1281264 £125.23 View
Oct 2024 Sep-24 Direct Debit Electricity 1281264 1281264 £153.37 View
Oct 2024 Sep-24 Direct Debit Gas 1281284 1281284 £65.85 View
Nov 2024 Oct-24 Direct Debit Gas A-B784C912-001 £97.08 View
Nov 2024 Oct-24 Direct Debit Electricity A-580E0914-001 £101.83 View
Nov 2024 BT Office Telephone Nov 2024 £148.73 View
Nov 2024 Business Stream Water Cost 05AUG-04NOV 2024 £252.70 View
Dec 2024 Nov-24 Direct Debit Electricity A-580E0914-001 £109.57 View
Dec 2024 Nov-24 Direct Debit Gas A-B784C912-001 £191.46 View
Jan 2025 Dec-24 Direct Debit Gas A-B784C912-001 £262.10 View
Jan 2025 Dec-24 Direct Debit Electricity A-580E0914-001 £133.14 View
Feb 2025 Jan-25 Direct Debit Electricity A-580E0914 £132.57 View
Feb 2025 Jan-25 Direct Debit Gas A-B784C912-001 £329.31 View
Mar 2025 Business Stream Water Services 03/03/25 £220.16 View
Mar 2025 Mar-25 Direct Debit Electricity A-580E0914 £155.89 View
Mar 2025 Mar-25 Direct Debit Gas A-B784C912 £326.13 View
Mar 2025 Feb-25 Direct Debit Electricity A-580E0914 £148.39 View
Mar 2025 Feb-25 Direct Debit Gas A-B784C912 £161.56 View
Mar 2025 Office Cleaning Jan-March 2025 £72.00 View

Overnight Accommodation Provision

£722.29

Overnight London

£88.82
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2024 1 Night 09 April 2024 £88.82 View

Overnight Stay Constituency/Region Member and Staff

£633.47
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2024 Evening meal for stay 02/04/24 x 1 night £14.95 View
Jun 2024 Overnight stay one night 15/08/2024 £10.99 View
Jun 2024 Overnight stay one night 15/08/2024 £204.00 View
Oct 2024 Overnight accommodation (22.10.24 to 24.10.24 - two night stay) £281.98 View
Mar 2025 09.04.25 x 1 n £121.55 View