An SNP MP has been ordered to pay back £555 after an investigation into his expenses.

A member of the public reported Phil Boswell to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA).

IPSA has now announced that its provisional findings require Mr Boswell to repay £555.

In a statement the watchdog said that Mr Boswell has accepted the findings and repaid the amount.

Ipsa looked at six videos put out by Mr Boswell in a series entitled Keeping You Informed.

He submitted an invoice from a company called Deep Fried Film that included a two-hour photo/video shoot costing £60 and £150 for a day of photo/video post-production along with a £450 bill for three days of video production.

Mr Boswell told MPs that when he realised that two of the videos did not comply with expenses rules he had them removed and replaced with edited versions.

"When informed that the compliance officer believed that all six of the videos were outside the scheme, he expressed surprise," the watchdog's report said.

Ipsa has now ruled that five of the videos breached expenses rules because they did not relate to parliamentary activities.

In a statement Mr Boswell apologised and said that the videos had been created “to keep constituents informed”.


He added: “When I was informed by IPSA that this cost was outwith the scheme of expenses, I immediately took action to repay the full cost. I apologise for this error.”