Gil Paterson requested £23,274.72 for the period 2013/14 — up from £22,015.19 the previous year.

There was a rise in the SNP MSP’s printing and photocopying costs of more than £4,000, up to £4,929 from £700 for the previous 12 months.

Other areas of the politician’s claims included travel, which accounted for around £6,600, and mailing costs of nearly £4,787.65.

However, Mr Paterson’s overall figure was less than the average MSP claim — and was cheaper than the expenses ran up by representatives in neighbouring constituencies. Bill Kidd, MSP for Glasgow Anniesland (which includes Drumchapel, Scotstoun and Whiteinch) claimed £24,648.76 while Jackie Baillie, MSP for nearby Dumbarton, spent around £28,255.

The figures were published at Holyrood earlier this month.

Overall, MSPs’ expenses rose to more than £12.5 million last year, up by around £260,000 on the figure for the previous year.

There was some controversy surrounding the publication of the figures – not relating to the content of the claims, but the Scottish Parliament website, which was unable to give a full breakdown of the expenses claimed by each politician for a period of time.

The lowest expenses claim was £2,294 from Margo MacDonald, who died in April this year, outwith the financial year covered by the latest expenses figures.

The highest claim, of £54,297, came from Chic Brodie, MSP for South Scotland.

A spokeswoman for Mr Paterson said the MSP’s figure related to constituency office expenses including rent, heating, lighting and stationery.

The spokeswoman added: “Regarding the printing and photocopying costs for this year, this was for a survey questionnaire and information sent to the whole constituency (including Bearsden and Milngavie) regarding the Golden Jubilee being a possible A and E facility north of the river for residents living here.

“Although Gil gets the standard mileage allowance for travelling to and from the Parliament, he does not charge for food or living expenses. His sole costs are for running the office.”