Look up your MP's expenses for 07/08
http://msn.shoothill.com/
Here's mine :-
Constituency: Bromley and Chislehurst
MP: Neill, Bob
Party: CON
Expenses 2007/2008
Second Home: £19,108
London Supplement: £0
Office: £17,130
Staffing: £102,055
Stationery: £880
IT Provision: £337
Staff Cover: £0
Communication: £11,209
Travel: £4,538
Total Expenses £154K
Comments
would he have a second home because he's not actually from that area originally?
MP: Stoate, Dr Howard
Party: LAB
Expenses
Second Home: £17,883
London Supplement: £0
Office: £17,221
Staffing: £93,371
Stationery: £1,556
IT Provision: £1,176
Staff Cover: £0
Communication: £11,252
Travel: £3,928
Total Expenses: £151,660
[...and with a name like that can you guess which party he's from?]
Quite. He lives in bloody Chislehurst, couldn't possibly get home from London then. On that basis we all need a second home on expenses. Henry, why don't you e mail him, I can't be bothered?
MP: Conway, Derek
Party: IND CON
Expenses
Second Home: £23,033
London Supplement: £0
Office: £23,011
Staffing: £73,772
Stationery: £395
IT Provision: £1,447
Staff Cover: £0
Communication: £2,746
Travel: £5,584
Total Expenses: £130,947
Travel £5.5k! 2nd Home £23k!
Its Sidcup not Weston FFS!
I've met him so better if you did it : - 0
Conway, wasn't he the one employing his son who had never set foot in the HOP?
I bet the other MPs love him for opening the whole can of worms.
About 80% I would guess, the parasites.
MP: Newmark, Mr Brooks
Party: CON
Expenses
Second Home: £20,000
London Supplement: £0
Office: £8,618
Staffing: £98,107
Stationery: £267
IT Provision: £1,082
Staff Cover: £0
Communication: £7,402
Travel: £1,978
Total Expenses: £138,270
Data sourced from House of Commons,
UK Parliament
Seems my chap is fairly reasonable in comparison to some
Lives in the next road to me. I'm sure he can't be expected to make the 8 minute walk to the station.....
This is where our political system is all wrong. If for example i wanted a Cameron and a Conservative government to run the country, why do i have to vote for this berk to represent my area's best interests ?
Come on Henry, you cannot expect your local MP to struggle home from London to Bromley after a long, hard day of lunches, gin & tonic and a bit of slap & tickle with his PA!
He need's a London apartment that can be reached by taxi to avoid the crush on the train from Charing Cross.
;-)
Can't do the link thingy, but I'm really,really hoping he's screwed up in a BIG way.
Constituency: Lewisham West
MP: Dowd, Jim
Party: LAB
Expenses
Second Home: £0
London Supplement: £2,812
Office: £22,723
Staffing: £88,998
Stationery: £611
IT Provision: £1,261
Staff Cover: £0
Communication: £9,701
Travel: £2,782
Total Expenses: £131,165
Data sourced from House of Commons,
UK Parliament
There you go!
At least he hasn't got the gall to charge for a second home.
Its 4 bloody miles from his house to HOP !!
Which road is that? I might go and pay him a little visit.
I've met him before through work. He did seem like a bit of a berk to be fair - not unlike Derek Conway from The Bill!
Constituency: Gillingham
MP: Clark, Paul
Party: LAB
Expenses
Second Home: £22,204
London Supplement: £0
Office: £19,901
Staffing: £84,890
Stationery: £1,228
IT Provision: £1,250
Staff Cover: £0
Communication: £6,863
Travel: £3,652
Total Expenses: £143,402
Data sourced from House of Commons,
UK Parliament
I have to be fair and say that on the occasions I have had to call on him he has come up trumps as a constituency MP.
I say that as somebody who does not like this present Labour government of which he is presently Transport Minister.
I've met him so better if you did it : - 0[/quote]
Ok, I've sent this and it's been acknowledged. I'll post up the reply when received.
Dear Bob Neill,
I see in your expenses that you claimed £19,108.00 second home
allowance in 2007/2008.I was wondering how this is justified, as you
appear to live in Chislehurst?
I believe the last train you could get home from Charing Cross to
Chislehurst is gone midnight.
Additionally,I was wondering about your staff expenses being in excess
of £100,000.00. Who do you employ and on what basis.Are any of these
employees family, friends or associates?
Yours sincerely,
MP: Horam, Mr John
Party: CON
Expenses
Second Home: £11,452
London Supplement: £0
Office: £26,440
Staffing: £69,225
Stationery: £406
IT Provision: £656
Staff Cover: £0
Communication: £10,687
Travel: £1,910
Total Expenses: £121,975
I've never voted for him.
cheers.
MP: Howard, Rt Hon Michael
Party: CON
Expenses
Second Home: £18,200
London Supplement: £0
Office: £10,883
Staffing: £78,064
Stationery: £564
IT Provision: £1,272
Staff Cover: £0
Communication: £1,348
Travel: £2,785
Total Expenses: £114,990
Harland Avenue
Why can't all our MP'S do the same? :-)
And in the winter lives in a £15 a night conference centre. A bit drastic but it proves the point.
I await the response from our MP.