MPs' allowances
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the House of Commons will
publish details of how much every MP has spent in Parliamentary
allowances during the previous three years. Below is a breakdown of how
I spent my allowances in 2001-02, 2002-03
and 2003-04.
Click here for a description of the
allowances in more detail
| ALLOWANCE |
2001-02 |
2002-03 |
| Amount Available |
Amount Claimed |
Amount Available |
Amount Claimed |
| Additional Costs |
£18,009
(per year) |
£15,266
(from end Jun 01) |
£19,722
(per year) |
£12,722 |
| Incidental Expenses |
£18,000
(per year) |
£14,118
(from end Jun 01) |
£18,234 |
£18,234 |
| Staffing Allowance |
£50,417
(from end Jun 01) |
£50,417
(from end Jun 01) |
£65,596 |
£65,596 |
| Members' Travel |
* |
£5,237 |
* |
£7,237 |
| Members' Staff Travel |
see description of
allowances |
£0 |
see description of
allowances |
£164 |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery |
see description of
allowances |
£997 |
see description of
allowances |
£1,232 |
| Central IT Provision |
see description of
allowances |
£1,863 |
see description of
allowances |
£1,863 |
| Other Costs |
see description of
allowances |
£0 |
see description of
allowances |
£642 |
|
ALLOWANCE |
2003-04 |
|
| Amount Available |
Amount
Claimed |
| Additional
Costs |
£20,333 |
£13,338 |
| Incidental Expenses |
£18,799
** |
£18,786 |
| Staffing Allowance |
£68,023 |
£68,023 |
| Members'
Travel |
* |
£7,030 |
| Members' Staff
Travel |
see
description of allowances |
£393 |
| Centrally Purchased
Stationery |
see
description of allowances |
£3,824 |
| Central IT
Provision |
see
description of allowances |
£1,863 |
| Other Costs |
see
description of allowances |
£0 |
|
Breakdown:*
Members'
Travel
(Amount Claimed)
|
2001-02 |
2002-03 |
| Car/Taxi: £1,167.99
Rail: £4,068.7
Air: £0.00
Other: £0.00
Recall: £0.00 |
Car/Taxi: 1,549.85
Rail: £5,656.70
Air: £0.00
Other: £0.00
Recall: £30.00 |
* Allowance
Breakdown for Members' Travel:
Car/Taxi: total value of mileage claims for
car and taxi travel
Rail: total value of reimbursements and rail warrants
Air: total value of reimbursement, air warrants and travel booked
through AMEX
Other:
total value of reimbursements for travel on all other forms
of transport Recall:
extraordinary travel expenditure linked to the recall of Parliament
** With effect from
January 2004, MPs are permitted to carry forward unused funds in the
Incidental Expenses Provision and Staffing Allowance from one allowance
year to the next or to draw down an advance from the next year's budget.
In both cases the budget transfer is only permitted for specific
purposes and requires prior approval. The sum to be carried forward or
advanced is limited to 10% of the budget.
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