We now know what Crosby MP Claire Curtis-Thomas claimed for
Dale Street Blues readers will remember that last week Claire Cutis-Thomas put out a preemptive statement about her expenses.
We now know that she claimed ã9,000 for a fire escape in her second home in her constituency, which doubles as her office and was paid ã4,000.
She also submitted claims for ã12,000 for her kitchen and hall, and ã20 for bank charges when overdrawn.
Thanks to the Telegraph's A to Z of MPs we also now know:
Wirral South MP Stephen Hesford put in a ã5,599 bill for a new bathroom, but was only allowed ã3,500 towards the cost.
Knowsley MP George Howarth claimed ã1,000 for a chest of drawers which was reduced to ã500 by the fees office. He also claimed ã20 for a colander.
He apparently told the fees office he had bought the drawers because "they were the only ones that matched" his furniture.
Wavertree MP Jane Kennedy regularly claimed ã400 a month for food, ã200 for utilities, ã200 for telephone bills, and ã200 for service and maintenance on her second home, a flat in Lambeth.
And Riverside MP Louise Ellman claimed ã594 for "leather effect" dining chairs.
This was on top of monthly interest of ã838, plus annual service charges, on a flat in Westminster.
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does this mean our mersey MP who have not been mentioned so far are "clean"
havnt heard anything about my own Mp (eddie o hara)
dont remeber hearinh anything about Joe Benton and BOb wareing either??
is this good news for them then?
Let's not forget George Howarth claiming almost ã8,300 for 503 phone calls...
http://www.keioc.net/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=255&cntnt01returnid=15
Victor,
For info:
West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper was highlighted in the Telegraph claiming ã915 solicitorsâ fees and survey costs on a home she did not buy.
She then claimed ã11,324 in stamp duty and legal fees for a London property before spending ã16,000 on renovation.
She said any profit when the property is sold will be paid to the taxpayer.
Bootle MP Joe Benton claimed ã400 a month in 2005 for food.
The Telegraph are writing a few paragraphs each day on MPs in the centre pages running in alphabetical order MP in alphabetical order. Today they got up to L.