Type of land/property: Residential property (flat) Number of properties: 1 Location: Edinburgh Interest held: from 1 September 2019 Rental income: from 6 June 2024 (Registered 18 October 2019; updated 2 August 2024)

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital(1 entry)

Undisclosed

Name of company or organisation: 100MPH Events Limited (dormant) Nature of business: Event management (Updated 31 July 2023)

8. Miscellaneous(5 entries)

Undisclosed

Director of IM Campaigns Ltd (dormant). This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 2 June 2020 (Registered 31 July 2023)

Undisclosed

Director of 100MPH Events Limited (dormant). This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 22 October 2001 (Registered 31 July 2023)

Undisclosed

Director of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (United Kingdom). Date interest arose: 12 July 2017 (Registered 31 July 2023)

Undisclosed

Trustee of McRaes Batallion Trust. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 1 May 2004 (Registered 2 August 2023)

Undisclosed

Trustee of the Royal Observatory Trust. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 1 October 2010 (Registered 2 August 2023)

Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)

Every Penny: Ian's Expenses

150 individual claims totalling £279,318.44 since this parliament opened (July 2024). Click any category to see exactly where the money went, down to every receipt. Items marked “LUMP SUM” are bundled by IPSA (mainly travel) — they won't break these down further.

TV, Newspapers & Subscriptions

£110

1 claim

Newspapers, journals, magazines: £109.90

Family & Dependant Travel

£2k

2 claims

Air travel: £1,767.60

Rail: £232.50

Hotel Stays

£2k

2 claims

Hotel - UK Not London: £979.08

Hotel - London: £785.48

Flights

£8k

2 claims

Air travel: £6,713.68

Air travel: £1,767.60

Staffing

6 claims

£229k

Office Costs

110 claims

£31k

MP Travel

6 claims

£8k

Accommodation

19 claims

£6k

Staff Travel

7 claims

£3k

Dependant Travel

2 claims

£2k

Staffing(6 claims)£228,642.66

Payroll(1)£226,152.66

31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year

£226,152.66

Pooled staffing services(3)£1,725.00

25 Feb 2025Parliamentary Research Services

£575.00

7 Feb 2025Parliamentary Research Services

£575.00

7 Feb 2025Parliamentary Research Services

£575.00

Training - staff(2)£765.00

11 Nov 2024Adobe Training Course - [***] [***]

£590.00

6 Mar 2025Filming with smartphone course for constituency engagement (for info see [***]

£175.00

Office Costs(110 claims)£31,142.33

Rent(1)£11,196.00

31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-25LUMP SUM

£11,196.00

Utilities(22)£3,527.15

1 Oct 2025electricity for office for sept 25

£323.24

4 Sep 2025electricity of office for August

£258.96

21 Oct 2024Business Stream - Water

£242.89

6 Sep 2024business Stream - Water

£242.89

11 Nov 2024Business stream - Water Charges - constituency office

£229.90

24 Feb 2025Business stream - Water

£229.00

21 May 2025Water charges constituency office

£225.41

12 Aug 2025Business Stream - Water for Constituency

£222.99

3 Mar 2025electricity for office for feb 2025

£190.21

1 Feb 2025january electricity for office

£190.03

2 Dec 2024office electricity for NO 2024

£161.64

4 Nov 2024Office electricity for October 2024

£161.43

31 Mar 2025office electric for March 2025

£135.23

2 Jan 2025Office electricity for December 2024

£127.21

31 Oct 2025office electricity for Oct 25

£125.71

2 Oct 2024Office electricity for sept 24

£73.17

7 Aug 2024OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD

£71.00

1 Aug 2025office electriciy for july 2025

£67.86

30 Apr 2025office electric for April 2025

£65.86

2 Jun 2025office electricity for May 2025

£62.44

1 Sep 2024electriity for office

£60.11

2 Jul 2025office electricity

£59.97

Equipment - purchase(6)£3,328.39

18 Sep 2024Printer for constituency Office

£2,604.00

11 Mar 2025Desk and Chairs for constituency office

£345.00

11 Mar 2025Currys Receipt for purchase of fridge constituency office

£154.00

31 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-8379]

£92.40

18 Mar 2025WWW.ARGOS.CO.UK [200011725-9201]

£69.00

6 Apr 2025computer charger for work laptop

£63.99

Insurance - buildings(2)£2,364.79

17 Jul 2025buildings insurance for constituency office at 31 Minto Street

£1,206.42

5 Aug 2024Insurance Renewal

£1,158.37

Advertising and contact cards(6)£2,361.27

16 Sep 2024annual advertising of surgeries and office information

£550.00

9 Sep 2024advertising of surgery and office information

£514.80

22 Aug 2024advertising of surgeries

£514.80

25 Jul 2024advertising of advice sessions in edinburgh evening news online and paper

£514.80

2 May 2025Advert in Morningside & Brutnsfield Guide

£240.00

25 Feb 2025AGA PRINT LTD

£26.87

Stationery & printing(14)£1,731.43

2 Oct 2024XMA December 2024

£227.02

5 Jun 2025XMA July 2025

£203.82

5 Jun 2025XMA July 2025

£203.82

5 Jun 2025XMA July 2025

£203.82

5 Jun 2025XMA July 2025

£165.90

6 Nov 2025XMA November 2025

£152.12

6 Nov 2025XMA November 2025

£110.05

2 Oct 2024XMA December 2024

£91.60

6 Nov 2025XMA November 2025

£82.21

14 Feb 2025constituency Office Stationery

£77.76

2 Oct 2024XMA December 2024

£68.42

27 Feb 2025XMA March 2025

£68.42

17 Dec 2024Quality Office Stationery for Constituency Office

£58.77

12 Feb 2025printer ink and paper

£17.70

Software & applications(12)£1,706.32

25 Jun 2025Annual software licence for caseworker system

£1,476.00

22 Nov 2024ADOBE.COM

£28.48

22 Dec 2024ADOBE

£28.48

22 Jan 2025ADOBE

£28.48

22 Mar 2025ADOBE.COM [200011725-5907]

£28.48

22 Feb 2025ADOBE.COM

£28.48

22 Nov 2024ADOBE.COM

£21.98

23 Sep 2024ADOBE PREMIERE PRO

£21.98

24 Jul 2024ADOBE PREMIERE PRO

£21.98

23 Oct 2024ADOBE PREMIERE PRO

£21.98

23 Aug 2024ADOBE PREMIERE PRO

£21.98

22 Nov 2024ADOBE.COM

£-21.98

Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(8)£1,706.00

30 Jul 2024replacement of office Ian Murray MP signage on office building exterior.

£828.00

13 Aug 2025Replacement boiler in constituency office due to leak

£390.00

30 Jul 2024replacement of office window frosting ian murray MP graphics and frosting

£180.00

7 Aug 2025Call out charge for damaged boiler/water leak

£120.00

18 Nov 2025Repair to door locking mechanism in constituency office

£80.00

1 Oct 2024Window Cleaning

£40.00

16 Aug 2024Window Cleaning Constituency Office

£40.00

5 Aug 2024Fire Extinguisher Maintenance

£28.00

Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(4)£1,134.03

6 Jun 2025BT Invoice -phones constituency office

£302.10

16 Sep 2025Bt Invoice

£301.41

28 Nov 2025Phones and internet in constituency Office

£296.71

5 Mar 2025BT constituency Phones

£233.81

Insurance - contents(2)£934.86

19 Sep 2025ERMG Office Insurance

£472.62

10 Sep 2024Office Insurance

£462.24

Website hosting and design(6)£468.02

20 Jul 2025DNH GODADDY [***]

£139.40

8 Jul 2025DNH GODADDY [***]

£95.99

20 Jul 2024DNH GO DADDY EUROPE GB

£93.47

21 Jul 2024DNH GO DADDY EUROPE GB

£71.95

7 Sep 2024DNH GODADDY [***]

£57.55

1 Dec 2024cost to hide registration details from websites

£9.66

Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(10)£447.08

7 Apr 2025Constituency Office - Waste uplift & Recycling

£64.70

7 Aug 2025Recycling - Constituency Office

£55.25

8 Nov 2024Recycling in the constituency Office

£54.82

7 Aug 2024Recycling Constituency Office

£54.36

17 Jan 2025Waste removal from constituency office

£44.93

8 Oct 2024Recycling - Constituency Office

£39.55

17 Jan 2025Waste removal from constituency office

£36.41

6 Sep 2024Recycling Constituency Office

£35.50

14 Feb 2025changeworks recycling - constituency office

£35.50

14 Mar 2025changewaste Office recycling

£26.06

Cleaning services(8)£365.00

22 Jul 2024constituency office cleaning

£75.00

27 Mar 2025Constituency Office Window Cleaning

£45.00

5 Mar 2025Window Cleaning constituency Office

£45.00

28 Jan 2025window cleaning

£40.00

28 Jan 2025window cleaning

£40.00

28 Jan 2025window cleaning

£40.00

26 Jul 2024window cleaning

£40.00

28 Jan 2025Window cleaning

£40.00

Mobile telephone - contract & usage(6)£261.85

22 May 2025mobile for May 2025

£80.30

23 Dec 2024mobile for november

£67.75

30 Apr 2025mobile phone usage for April 2025 (80% claimed)

£56.72

25 Sep 2024mobile for Sept 2024

£32.52

25 Aug 2024mobile for august 2024

£21.56

18 Oct 2024Wifi in Hotel in Edinburgh

£3.00

Newspapers, journals, magazines(1)£109.90

16 Jul 2025NWD LTD NATIONAL WORL

£109.90

Postage & couriers(1)£52.37

30 Oct 2024Post office Westminster carriage of 5 boxes of stationery for constituency office

£52.37

Other(1)£-552.13

9 Oct 2024GE Repayment for Rent

£-552.13

MP Travel(6 claims)£8,026.59

Air travel(1)£6,713.68

31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM

£6,713.68

Rail(1)£775.69

31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM

£775.69

Mileage - car(1)£379.80

31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM

£379.80

Vehicle hire cost(2)£115.02

31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM

£78.02

31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM

£37.00

Other public transport(1)£42.40

31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM

£42.40

Accommodation(19 claims)£6,014.03

Council tax(1)£2,822.38

7 Apr 2025Council Tax for year 25/26

£2,822.38

Utilities(17)£2,769.08

7 Apr 2025water rates for year 25/26

£692.44

13 Mar 2025utilities for london accommodation

£150.57

13 Sep 2025utilities for sept 25

£150.57

13 Nov 2025utilities for oct 25

£150.57

13 Sep 2025utiltities for august 25

£150.57

13 Oct 2025utilities for oct 25

£150.57

13 May 2025dual fuel for April 2025

£150.57

15 Apr 2025london accommodation utilities for APril 2025

£150.57

13 Jun 2025utilities for london accommocation

£150.57

15 Jul 2025utilities for london accommodation

£150.57

13 Dec 2024utilities for london accommodation

£130.10

13 Nov 2024utilities for london accommodation

£130.10

13 Jan 2025London accommodation utilities for Dec 2024

£130.10

15 Feb 2025utilities for Jan 2025

£130.10

15 Sep 2024utilities for september 2024 (50% claim)

£67.78

13 Aug 2024utilities for august 2024

£67.78

12 Sep 2024utilities for august 2024

£65.55

Insurance - buildings(1)£422.57

9 Dec 2024buildings insurance for london accommodatio

£422.57

Staff Travel(7 claims)£3,492.73

Rail(2)£1,578.25

31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM

£1,573.70

31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM

£4.55

Hotel - UK Not London(1)£979.08

31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM

7 nights

£979.08

Hotel - London(1)£785.48

31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM

2 nights

£785.48

Subsistence(2)£133.02

31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM

£81.42

31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM

£51.60

Other public transport(1)£16.90

31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM

£16.90

Dependant Travel(2 claims)£2,000.10

Air travel(1)£1,767.60

31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM

£1,767.60

Rail(1)£232.50

31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM

£232.50

Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009

Edinburgh South: The Real Impact

The people Ian was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.

1,432

Children in poverty

9.5% of children locally

broke

missed

Two-Child Benefit Cap (King's Speech)KEY

Broke promise

Two-Child Limit Removal Bill: Second ReadingKEY

Didn't show up

Two-Child Limit: Blocked Their Own Bill's Strengthening

Broke promise

Child Poverty Strategy: Only 7 Labour MPs Showed Up

Didn't show up

UC & PIP Bill: Rejected Safeguards

Broke promise

UC & PIP Bill: Blocked Protections for Disabled

Broke promise

Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024

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