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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 Douglas Ross Total: £47,160.27

Edinburgh Accommodation Provision

£21,618.79

Council Tax

£4,472.01
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2024 Council Tax - Edinburgh Accommodation - 2024/2025 £4,472.01 View

Rental Expenditure

£15,840.00
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2024 Douglas Ross MSP EAP Monthly Rent £1,320.00 View
May 2024 Douglas Ross MSP EAP Monthly Rent £1,320.00 View
Jun 2024 Douglas Ross MSP EAP Monthly Rent £1,320.00 View
Jul 2024 Douglas Ross MSP EAP Monthly Rent £1,320.00 View
Aug 2024 Douglas Ross MSP EAP Monthly Rent £1,320.00 View
Sep 2024 Douglas Ross MSP EAP Monthly Rent £1,320.00 View
Oct 2024 Douglas Ross MSP EAP Monthly Rent £1,320.00 View
Nov 2024 Douglas Ross MSP EAP Monthly Rent £1,320.00 View
Dec 2024 Douglas Ross MSP EAP Monthly Rent £1,320.00 View
Jan 2025 Douglas Ross MSP EAP Monthly Rent £1,320.00 View
Feb 2025 Douglas Ross MSP EAP Monthly Rent £1,320.00 View
Mar 2025 Douglas Ross MSP EAP Monthly Rent £1,320.00 View

Utilities

£1,306.78
Date Detail Amount
May 2024 Scottish Gas - May 2024 £1,046.37 View
Nov 2024 Scottish Gas - Edinburgh Accommodation - August/November 2024 £260.41 View

Engagement Provision

£12,568.83

Advertising

£1,042.80
Date Detail Amount
Oct 2024 Advertisement for surgery - 22nd August 2024 £384.00 View
Mar 2025 Surgery Advertising - March 2025 Douglas Ross MSP £658.80 View

Business Meeting

£235.44
Date Detail Amount
May 2024 May 24 - Tea Coffee/Danish/Fruit/OJ £235.44 View

Communication App

£12.82
Date Detail Amount
Jan 2025 Mailchimp for circulating monthly newsletters £12.82 View

Hall Hire

£100.00
Date Detail Amount
Oct 2024 Hall hire for surgery held on 22nd August 2024 £15.00 View
Oct 2024 Surgery - Hall Hire - 22 August 2024 £50.00 View
Nov 2024 Keith Hall - surgery hall hire - 22 August 2024 £13.75 View
Nov 2024 Forres House Community Centre - surgery hall hire - 22nd August 2024 £21.25 View

Mailing Costs

£4,508.77
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2024 Douglas Ross (Con) £2.37 View
Jun 2024 Douglas Ross (Con) £1.77 View
Jul 2024 Douglas Ross (Con) £1.52 View
Oct 2024 Douglas Ross (Con) £1.17 View
Nov 2024 Douglas Ross (Con) £2.05 View
Dec 2024 Douglas Ross (Con) £5.66 View
Jan 2025 Douglas Ross (Con) £241.78 View
Feb 2025 Douglas Ross (Con) £8.56 View
Mar 2025 Douglas Ross (Con) £7.68 View
Mar 2025 Door to Door Delivery - Annual Report 2025 £4,230.36 View
Mar 2025 Douglas Ross (Con) £5.85 View

Printing and/or Photocopying

£6,669.00
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2024 Printing of Annual Report £3,980.00 View
Mar 2025 Annual Report 2025 £2,689.00 View

MSP and MSP staff travel provision

£3,712.90

Members Mileage

£3,318.30
Date Detail Amount
Aug 2024 Constituency/Regional Travel  £38.70 View
Sep 2024 Parliamentary Travel  £156.15 View
Oct 2024 Parliamentary Travel £156.15 View
Oct 2024 Parliamentary Travel £156.15 View
Nov 2024 Parliamentary Travel £156.15 View
Nov 2024 Parliamentary Travel £156.15 View
Nov 2024 Parliamentary Travel £156.15 View
Dec 2024 Parliamentary Travel £156.15 View
Dec 2024 Parliamentary Travel £156.15 View
Dec 2024 Parliamentary Travel £78.30 View
Dec 2024 Parliamentary Travel £78.30 View
Dec 2024 Parliamentary Travel £156.15 View
Jan 2025 Parliamentary Travel £156.15 View
Jan 2025 Parliamentary Travel £156.15 View
Jan 2025 Parliamentary Travel £156.15 View
Jan 2025 Parliamentary Travel £156.15 View
Feb 2025 Parliamentary Travel £156.15 View
Feb 2025 Parliamentary Travel £156.15 View
Feb 2025 Parliamentary Travel £156.15 View
Mar 2025 Parliamentary Travel £156.15 View
Mar 2025 Parliamentary Travel £156.15 View
Mar 2025 Parliamentary Travel £156.15 View
Mar 2025 Parliamentary Travel £156.15 View

Members Rail

£56.50
Date Detail Amount
May 2024 Parliamentary Travel £56.50 View

Members Taxi

£12.96
Date Detail Amount
Feb 2025 Parliamentary Travel £12.96 View

Staff Air

£246.39
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2024 Parliamentary Travel – Outside Scotland  £153.02 View
May 2024 Parliamentary Travel – Outside Scotland  £93.37 View

Staff Mileage

£78.75
Date Detail Amount
Nov 2024 Constituency/Regional Travel £40.05 View
Dec 2024 Constituency/Regional Travel £38.70 View

Office Cost Provision

£8,416.50

Business Improvement Levy Costs

£67.52
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2024 BID Levy 09DEC2023 – 20FEB2024 £30.02 View
Dec 2024 Annual BID Levy for Oban Regional Office for period 09/12/2024 to 08/12/2025 £37.50 View

Equipment

£268.94
Date Detail Amount
Nov 2024 Brother Printer £268.94 View

Insurance

£138.30
Date Detail Amount
Aug 2024 Annual Insurance for Inverness Office £138.30 View

Newspaper Subscriptions

£224.93
Date Detail Amount
Oct 2024 Annual Online Subscription - Press & Journal £199.99 View
Nov 2024 Northern Scot - Annual online digital edition £24.94 View

Office/Window Cleaning

£10.00
Date Detail Amount
Nov 2024 Window cleaning for Regional Office in Inverness £5.00 View
Dec 2024 Cleaning the windows in the regional office, Inverness £5.00 View

Professional Charges

£105.00
Date Detail Amount
Feb 2025 Inverness Office Clean after refurbishment £105.00 View

Rent

£5,350.00
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2024 T Eagle -J Halcro Johnston - E Mountain - D Ross - Monthly Office Rent - OCP £175.00 View
May 2024 Douglas Ross MSP Office Quarterly rent £812.50 View
May 2024 T Eagle -J Halcro Johnston - E Mountain - D Ross - Monthly Office Rent - OCP £175.00 View
Jun 2024 T Eagle -J Halcro Johnston - E Mountain - D Ross - Monthly Office Rent - OCP £175.00 View
Jul 2024 T Eagle -J Halcro Johnston - E Mountain - D Ross - Monthly Office Rent - OCP £175.00 View
Aug 2024 Douglas Ross MSP Office Quarterly rent £812.50 View
Aug 2024 T Eagle -J Halcro Johnston - E Mountain - D Ross - Monthly Office Rent - OCP £175.00 View
Sep 2024 T Eagle -J Halcro Johnston - E Mountain - D Ross - Monthly Office Rent - OCP £175.00 View
Oct 2024 T Eagle -J Halcro Johnston - E Mountain - D Ross - Monthly Office Rent - OCP £175.00 View
Nov 2024 T Eagle -J Halcro Johnston - E Mountain - D Ross - Monthly Office Rent - OCP £175.00 View
Nov 2024 Douglas Ross MSP Office Quarterly rent £812.50 View
Dec 2024 T Eagle -J Halcro Johnston - E Mountain - D Ross - Monthly Office Rent - OCP £175.00 View
Jan 2025 T Eagle -J Halcro Johnston - E Mountain - D Ross - Monthly Office Rent - OCP £175.00 View
Feb 2025 Douglas Ross MSP Office Quarterly rent £812.50 View
Feb 2025 T Eagle -J Halcro Johnston - E Mountain - D Ross - Monthly Office Rent - OCP £175.00 View
Mar 2025 T Eagle -J Halcro Johnston - E Mountain - D Ross - Monthly Office Rent - OCP £175.00 View

Staff Overnight Costs Including Dinner

£291.00
Date Detail Amount
May 2024 30 Apr Arrival 2NTS £139.00 View
May 2024 28 May Arrival 2NTS £152.00 View

Telephone Services Costs

£201.78
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2024 BT Telephone Cost APR 2024 £20.19 View
May 2024 BT Monthly Bill May 24 £23.69 View
Jun 2024 BT Business Bill June 2024 £23.69 View
Aug 2024 Telephone Costs July 2024 £23.69 View
Aug 2024 BT Telephone Cost July to Aug 2024 £30.38 View
Oct 2024 BT telephone services October 2024 £10.19 View
Nov 2024 BT office phone services Nov 2024 £10.19 View
Feb 2025 BT Telephone Cost DEC2024-JAN2025 £51.07 View
Mar 2025 BT telephone services March 2025 £8.69 View

Utilities

£1,759.03
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2024 British Gas Electricity Services 11/02/24 - 10/03/24 £19.49 View
Apr 2024 Scottish Gas - Electricity - includes meter reading from Nov23 - 11/03/24 - 10/04/24 £345.91 View
May 2024 Business Stream Water Services 20/01/24 - 19/04/24 £57.45 View
May 2024 Electricity bill for regional office 11/04/2024 - 10/05/2024 £49.31 View
Jun 2024 Electricity bill for regional office 11/05/2024 - 10/06/2024 £13.71 View
Jul 2024 Oban regional office electricity bill for period 11/06/2024 - 10/07/2024 £9.86 View
Aug 2024 Electricity bill for Oban regional office for 11/07/2024 - 10/08/2024 £6.99 View
Aug 2024 Business Stream Water Cost 20APR-19JULY £49.44 View
Oct 2024 Electricity bill for Oban regional office from 11/09/2024 to 10/10/2024 £22.25 View
Nov 2024 Business Stream Water Charges Jul - Oct 24 £56.96 View
Nov 2024 Electricity bill for Oban regional office for period 11/10/2024 - 10/11/2024 £46.50 View
Nov 2024 Electricity Bill - Regional Office, Inverness £355.07 View
Dec 2024 Monthly energy bill for Oban regional office for period 11/11/2024 - 10/12/2024 £55.30 View
Jan 2025 SSE Payment electricity 06/01/2025 £260.36 View
Jan 2025 Monthly electricity bill for Oban regional office between 11/12/2024 - 10/01/2025 £68.24 View
Feb 2025 Monthly electricity bill for Oban regional office between 11/01/2025 - 10/02/2025 £89.96 View
Feb 2025 Business Stream water services 18/10/24 to 17/01/25 £52.71 View
Mar 2025 Electricity bill for Oban regional office for period 11/02/2025 - 10/03/2025 £77.24 View
Mar 2025 SSE Energy Electricity Services 29/01/25-28/02/25 £122.28 View

Party Leaders Allowance

£843.25

Mailing Costs

£135.00
Date Detail Amount
Jun 2024 Douglas Ross (Con) £135.00 View

Party Leaders Mileage

£156.15
Date Detail Amount
Aug 2024 Parliamentary Leader Travel  £156.15 View

Party Leaders Taxi

£14.72
Date Detail Amount
May 2024 Parliamentary Travel £7.36 View
May 2024 Parliamentary Travel £7.36 View

Staff Air

£246.38
Date Detail Amount
Apr 2024 Parliamentary Leader Travel  £153.01 View
May 2024 Parliamentary Leader Travel  £93.37 View

Staff Overnight

£291.00
Date Detail Amount
May 2024 30 Apr Arrival 2NTS £139.00 View
May 2024 28 May Arrival 2NTS £152.00 View