MPs' Allowances

MPs' allowances 2001-02 to 2008-09

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the House of Commons will publish details of how much every MP has spent in Parliamentary allowances. Below is a breakdown of how I spent my allowances in each year between 2001-02 and 2008-09.

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ALLOWANCE	2001-02		2002-03
ALLOWANCE	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		2004-05
ALLOWANCE	Amount Available	Amount Claimed	Amount Available	Amount Claimed
Additional Costs	£20,333	£13,338	£20,902	£12,372
Incidental Expenses	£18,799 **	£18,786	£19,325 **	£16,834
Staffing Allowance	£68,023	£68,023	£72,813	£72,813
Members' Travel	*	£7,030	*	£7,977
Members' Staff Travel	see description of allowances	£393	see description of allowances	£174
Centrally Purchased Stationery	see description of allowances	£3,824	see description of allowances	£1,192 ***
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	£0

ALLOWANCE	2005-06		2006-07
ALLOWANCE	Amount Available	Amount Claimed	Amount Available	Amount Claimed
Additional Costs	£21,634	£12,644	£22,110	£22,101
Incidental Expenses	£20,000 **	£22,133	£20,440 **	£17,079
Staffing Allowance	£84,081	£81,947	£87,276**	£90,633
Members' Travel	*	£9,384	*	£9,667
Members' Staff Travel	see description of allowances	£138	see description of allowances	£122
Centrally Purchased Stationery	see description of allowances	£1,073***	see description of allowances	£837***
Central IT Provision	see description of allowances	£933	see description of allowances	£1,114
Other Costs	see description of allowances	£585	see description of allowances	£293

ALLOWANCE	2007-08		2008-09 (provisional)
ALLOWANCE	Amount Available	Amount Claimed	Amount Available	Amount Claimed
Cost of staying away from main home	£23,083	£22, 913	£24,006	£19,803
Office running costs	£21,339	£18,461	£22,193	£19,116
Staffing costs	£90,505	£93,370**	£100,205	£101,409**
Centrally purchased stationery	£7,000	£996	TBC	TBC
Stationery: associated postage costs	***	£3,365	***	TBC
Central IT provision	see description of allowances	£1,308	see description of allowances	TBC
Staff cover and other costs	see description of allowances	0	see description of allowances	0
Communications Allowance	£10,000	£9,984	£10,400	£8,616
Travel Expenditure	*	see below	*	TBC

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Travel Expenditure:

Breakdown:* Members' Travel (Amount Claimed)	2001-02	2002-03
Breakdown:* Members' Travel (Amount Claimed)	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

MP travel: regular journeys between home/ constituency/ Westminster	2007-08
	Mileage: £1,204 Rail: £6,558 Air: £0 Misc: £563
MP travel: other	Mileage: £0 Rail: £0 Air: £0 European: £0
MP spouse and family travel	Total cost: £0 Number of journeys: 2
MP employee travel	Total cost: £40 Number of journeys: 2

* See description of allowances for breakdown for Members' Travel (2007-08 definitions)

** 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.

*** From 2004-05 the breakdown provides separate figures for the cost of postage associated with the use of stationery with pre-paid postage ordered from the central supplier for use in direct connection with a Member's Parliamentary duties. I spent £3,414 on postage in 2004-05, £3,908 in 2005-06 and £2,329 in 2006-07.