So, how much has YOUR MP claimed?

[Giraffe]

Peter Bottomley Conservative MP for Worthing West

2007-08
Total expenses £126,603
of which second
home allowance £23,083

Claim: The Worthing West MP claimed £6,000 for replacement windows and £980 for bookshelves in 2004, the Daily Telegraph said. He was warned by the fees office that the latter claim could be seen as excessive.

Response: Mr Bottomley told his local newspaper that almost "anything in or out of context can look absurd". The windows had been rotten and it was not clear whether the £980 had been paid, Mr Bottomley added. He said the mortgage on his London home was almost paid off, so there would be no interest charges in the next financial year.

 

[Ernest]

Bloody hell, I downloaded the PDF of all her expenses and it includes young person's railcards and gingerbread coffees :/

What about her f***ing shower curtain ?

BARLOW OUT

 

[Hannibal smith]

Jeremy Wright - Rugby and Kenilworth

2007-08
Total expenses £135,604
of which second
home allowance £20,409

 

[severnside gull]

Independent MP for Wyre Forest
Dr Richard Taylor

2007-08
Total expenses £86,484
of which second
home allowance £19,698



obviously not getting the same advice as the party hacks!

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

David Amess: Conservative: Southend West

2007-08
Total expenses £137,748
of which second
home allowance £23,083

 

[severnside gull]

George Galloway

Respect MP for Bethnal Green & Bow

2007-08 Total expenses £136,390

f***ing hypocritical bastard

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

I've just noticed something odd..

How come so many of the tories claim exactly £23,083 for second home allowance?? whats all that about? is it the upper limit or what?

 

[Highfields Seagull]

Andrew Stunell
Liberal Democrat MP for Hazel Grove

2007-08
Total expenses £141,206
of which second
home allowance £15,383

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Susan Kramer

Liberal Democrat MP for Richmond Park

2007-08
Total expenses £127,039

Seemingly £915 a month on rent contributions. I would assume that is her office? Nothing too seedy on old Kramer. Spends a lot of time on the phone though - personal calls are not filtered out.

 

[exeterseagull]

Ben Bradshaw - Exeter
Claimed £142,000

Looking through his PDF of claims, I noticed that he purchased a magazine called Attitude...now, I know of his sexuality, but can a gay lifestyle magazine really be of importance to do his job..??

 

[exeterseagull]

Oh, and I had to google 'attitude' in order to find what it was...in case anyone picks up on that...

 

[Easy 10]

I've just noticed something odd..

How come so many of the tories claim exactly £23,083 for second home allowance?? whats all that about? is it the upper limit or what?

The limit for 2nd home allowance is £24,000 a year.
Not sure why £23,083 keeps cropping up. There must be a reason, perhaps thats just where they can safely "max out" at - get to just within a grand of the limit might be the advice from the Expenses committee.

 

[Pevenseagull]

MP for my old stopping ground Eastbourne

Nigel Waterson

£155,232 (do we have a winner?)

oh and he's also a member of the £23,083 club

 

[severnside gull]

The limit for 2nd home allowance is £24,000 a year.
Not sure why £23,083 keeps cropping up. There must be a reason, perhaps thats just where they can safely "max out" at - get to just within a grand of the limit might be the advice from the Expenses committee.

4%
Possibly some element of tax?
Very unlikely to be coincidental

 

[Pevenseagull]

approx 3.9% increase on £23,083 gives £24,000, in line with RPI earlier this year

I reckon the £24,000 being a round number is just a coincidence and that the 140+ MPs that were claiming £23,083 were just maxing it out

Scunthorpes

 

[Pevenseagull]

the higher rate of inflation (not the lower bullshit one that gets quoted when mortals are getting their payrise)

 

[Gully]

Parmjit Dhanda

Labour MP for Gloucester

2007-08
Total expenses £153,906
of which second
home allowance £20,805

 

[Withnail]

Shower curtains? Magazines? Pah, amatuers!!!

Douglas Hogg
Conservative MP for Sleaford & North Hykeham
Standing down at next election
2007-08
Total expenses £127,902
of which second
home allowance £23,083
Claim: The Telegraph says former cabinet minister Douglas Hogg submitted claims for more than £2,000 to clear a moat around his Lincolnshire estate and £14,500 for a housekeeper.

Response: Mr Hogg said it was wrong to say he had claimed for the moat. In a statement, he said the costs were included on paperwork submitted to the fees office but were not claimed. But he told the BBC he had claimed for the housekeeper.