Folkestone and Hythe
Tony Vaughan
Labour, MP since 2024
Claimed in 2024-25
£231,055
284th highest of the 650 sitting MPs in the UK.
Where it went
Staff wages
paid to the MP's own employees
£180,608
Office costs
rent, utilities, equipment, printing
£21,268
Accommodation
London rent and bills
£20,424
Travel
the MP's own and their staff's
£8,475
Other costs
uncapped items outside the main budgets
£280
And the number worth comparing
Cost per elector
on 70,056 electors
£3.30
Outside money on the register
Employment and earnings
- Role, work or services: Barrister Payer: Doughty Street Chambers (Legal services), 54 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LS (Registered 10 July 2024)
- Role, work or services: Barrister Payer: Legal Aid Agency (Legal services provided by me to a lay client, who is assisted by the Agency.), 102 Petty France, London SW1H 9AJ Additional information: Any payments will be listed below. (Registered 3 August 2024)
- Role, work or services: Legal services Payer: Garden Court Chambers (Barristers' chambers), 57-60 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LJ Additional information: All payments from Garden Court Chambers are for work done before 2020, and will be listed below. (Registered 16 December 2024)
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Name of donor: The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP) Address of donor: The Courtyard, High Street, Ascot SL5 7HP Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Research services provided for 2 days per week, value £5,561.11 Date received: 14 January 2026 to 31 March 2026 Date accepted: 14 January 2026 Donor status: company, registration 12373468 (Registered 9 February 2026)
- Name of donor: The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP) Address of donor: The Courtyard, High Street, Ascot SL5 7HP Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Research services provided for 2 days per week, value £20,438.89 Date received: 1 April 2025 to 13 January 2026 Date accepted: 1 April 2025 Donor status: company, registration 12373468 (Registered 9 February 2026)
- Name of donor: The Refugee, Asylum and Migration Policy Project (RAMP) Address of donor: The Courtyard, High Street, Ascot SL5 7HP Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Research services provided for 2 days per week (value stated is maximum), value £9,945 Date received: 1 April 2026 to 31 December 2026 Date accepted: 1 April 2026 Donor status: company, registration 12373468 (Registered 1 April 2026)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
- Name of donor: Ibrahim Dogus Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Food provided for a fundraising event for 57 people, value £1,254 Date received: 24 March 2026 Date accepted: 24 March 2026 Donor status: individual (Registered 21 April 2026)
Visits outside the UK
- Name of donor: Great Britain China Centre Address of donor: Kings Buildings, Smith Square, London SW1P 3HQ Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Hotels, flights, food and transport, value £4,763 Destination of visit: China Dates of visit: 24 May 2026 to 29 May 2026 Purpose of visit: To engage directly with Chinese government counterparts, improve understanding and help manage a complex bilateral relationship in the UK’s national interest. (Registered 9 June 2026)
Miscellaneous
- Professional status as barrister with valid practicing certificate. Date interest arose: 5 July 2024 (Registered 7 August 2024)
Checked 16 Aug 2026. Data pulled live from IPSA’s published 2024-25 totals and the UK Parliament Members API.