Wirral MPs' annual expenses published today (From Wirral Globe)
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Wirral MPs' annual expenses published today
11:20am Thursday 6th September 2012 in News By Leigh Marles, Editor
Wirral MPs' annual expenses published today
WIRRAL’S four MPs received more than half-a-million pounds in expenses between them, new figures released today show.
On top of their £65,000 salaries, our local Parliamentarians shared £569,356 to cover costs such as their constituency offices, London accommodation, staffing and travel.
Newly-promoted Wirral West MP Esther McVey claimed a total of £143,259 for 2011/2012; Wallasey MP Angela Eagle claimed £140,199; Wirral South’s Alison McGovern claimed £154,251 and Birkenhead MP Frank Field, £131,647.
In total, Westminster MPs claimed £89m.
The annual figures have been published by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, set up in response to the MPs expenses scandal of 2009.
Sir Ian Kennedy, IPSA chairman, said in a statement: “Today we have released this information for 2011/2012. In short, we are delivering genuine openness – the kind of which was inconceivable just a few years ago.
“And what do we learn from all of the information?
Well, as I see it, three things. First, the expenses scandal is behind us.
“Remember what it was like – report after report of MPs claiming for all sorts of things; ‘ flipping' homes; no system of scrutiny; and all this behind closed doors. That world is behind us. We have overhauled the system and the expenses scandal is clearly history.
“Second, MPs are keeping to the rules. 99% of claims are within the new rules.
“So it isn’t just us doing our job – MPs are behaving responsibly and claiming within the rules.
“Third, we are talking about significant sums of money. We should be clear about this. We are publishing the details of £89m worth of costs and expenses – about the same like-for-like sum as last year."
He concluded: “What we now have are clear, fair rules setting out what MPs can claim, with an independent regulator to govern the system, and transparency so we can all see where our money goes. “
Comments(8)
johnhardaker
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4:12pm Thu 6 Sep 12
David Scott
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9:12am Fri 7 Sep 12
"The bill went up by a quarter to nearly £90 million last year.
Politicians spent the money on second homes, staff, travel and office costs - including dozens of iPads.
The figure is now only slightly lower than in the run-up to the scandal that rocked Westminster in 2009 after it was exposed by the Daily Telegraph."
Dantealighieri
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1:52pm Fri 7 Sep 12
John L Bell
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9:31pm Fri 7 Sep 12
My website has picked up on a number of articles, almost identical to this one, which have cropped up in 'local' and 'regional' newspapers throughout today!
I note that NONE of these articles picks up the fact that claims by MPs on their expenses/allowances 'fiddle money' has increased by 26% over the amount claimed for the year 2010-2011!
I also note that no mention is made of the ADDITIONAL large increase in MPs' expenses/allowances 'fiddle money' which was announced (VERY quietly!) just before the Budget which affected the rest of us?
Thus it would appear that it is possible that claims by MPs for the year 2012-13 will exceed some 30% plus more than a baseline level in 2010-11!
What other sector of the UK population will have a 30+% increase in income over this period, during this time of 'belt-tightening' in these times of 'austerity', when we are 'all in this together'?
I humbly ask!
Or could it be that 'austerity' ONLY applies to citizens who do NOT have 'MP' after their given name?
sancam39
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1:00pm Sat 8 Sep 12
First of all they make the ruddy rules and then milk them for all they can.
It was estimated that in 2008 when the expenses scandal broke, Members of Parliament were claiming in excess of 60% of what was actually required.
Now is sombody going to claim that the requiered levels of renumeration and expenses etc has risen by over 60% in the past 4 years for this part time job.
And we still have 650 MPs when in true reality about 100 maximum would be more than adequate to rubber stamp the directive from the unelected mandrins in Brussels.
Come to think about it what use is the Government in Total, our lives, wefare, and living is by and large dictated by Large Businesses, Foriegn Industries, International Banks, that the government have absolutly no control over.
So who needs them in Whitehall.
LocaLGovwatcher
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10:26pm Sat 8 Sep 12
Johnxx
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1:24pm Sun 16 Sep 12
WirralAl says...
12:41pm Thu 6 Sep 12
Funny that they are all about the same. Have the all just put in for a standard amount that is just under a certain limit.
The duly elected know how to milk us all.
In the name of so called democracy?