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02/12/2010
MPs Expenses Total £3.1m In Four Months
According to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, MPs have claimed £3.1m in expenses between May and August this year.
The document lists how 576 members of Parliament submitted 20,000 claims.
The Prime Minister received £2,408.75 for an annual subscription to the Parliamentary Resources Unit, which mainly focuses on Conservative Party research.
He made six further expense claims for stationary.
A total of £582.62 was paid to Chancellor George Osborne for headed paper, train tickets and £25 on newspapers.
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown claimed expenses for travel to his Kirkaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency - including two requests to be reimbursed for £1.
Labour leader Ed Miliband's claims comprised of three payouts of £550 for rent and invoices for office maintenance and equipment. His bill totalled £2,066.
After last year's expenses scandal, the claims are the first to be approved under the new rules.
The new system, Ipsa did not publish any rejected claims, however this will change in February
when MPs who break the rules will be identified.
(BMcN/GK)
The document lists how 576 members of Parliament submitted 20,000 claims.
The Prime Minister received £2,408.75 for an annual subscription to the Parliamentary Resources Unit, which mainly focuses on Conservative Party research.
He made six further expense claims for stationary.
A total of £582.62 was paid to Chancellor George Osborne for headed paper, train tickets and £25 on newspapers.
Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown claimed expenses for travel to his Kirkaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency - including two requests to be reimbursed for £1.
Labour leader Ed Miliband's claims comprised of three payouts of £550 for rent and invoices for office maintenance and equipment. His bill totalled £2,066.
After last year's expenses scandal, the claims are the first to be approved under the new rules.
The new system, Ipsa did not publish any rejected claims, however this will change in February
when MPs who break the rules will be identified.
(BMcN/GK)
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