How much did your MP claim?

March 30, 2009

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Here is a league table for all MPs in the region showing their claims for taxpayer-funded allowances.

The table shows the claims for expenses and for travel and then the grand total. The table is ranked in order of the amount claimed, with the largest total amount claimed at the top. All figures are in £s.

MPs run up £45m expenses bill

David Ottewell's politics blog

MP	Constituency	Expenses	Travel	Total
Janet Anderson	Rossendale & Darwen	152,591	20,949	173,540
Phil Woolas	Oldham East & Saddleworth	149,048	20,410	169,458
Ivan Lewis	Bury South	153,246	12,426	165,672
Hazel Blears	Salford	148,235	16,562	164,797
Ian Stewart	Eccles	149,674	14,934	164,608
Paul Rowen	Rochdale	151,916	12,225	164,141
Beverley Hughes	Stretford & Urmston	150,717	13,347	164,064
Andrew Gwynne	Denton & Reddish	146,291	16,044	162,335
Neil Turner	Wigan	148,106	13,120	161,226
David Chaytor	Bury North	144,074	12,148	156,222
Ian McCartney	Makerfield	140,940	14,838	155,778
Tony Lloyd	Manchester Central	137,904	16,284	154,188
Barbara Keeley	Worsley	133,814	17,502	151,316
Ann Coffey	Stockport	139,976	10,279	150,255
Mark Hunter	Cheadle	141,826	7,272	149,098
John Leech	Manchester Withington	140,368	8,078	148,446
David Crausby	Bolton North East	138,012	9,944	147,956
Graham Brady	Altrincham & Sale West	129,895	15,805	145,700
Paul Goggins	Wythenshawe & Sale East	136,263	8,040	144,303
David Heyes	Ashton under Lyne	130,689	11,091	141,780
Michael Meacher	Oldham West & Royton	131,262	10,329	141,591
Andrew Stunell	Hazel Grove	136,157	5,087	141,244
Jim Dobbin	Heywood & Middleton	123,754	9,138	132,892
James Purnell	Stalybridge & Hyde	123,195	6,380	129,575
Andy Burnham	Leigh	117,000	10,808	127,808
Graham Stringer	Manchester Blackley	112,721	13,551	126,272
Gerald Kaufman	Manchester Gorton	110,056	15,595	125,651
Brian Iddon	Bolton South East	117,356	6,342	123,698
Ann Winterton	Congleton	117,530	3,822	121,352
Ruth Kelly	Bolton West	107,899	7,952	115,851
Nicholas Winterton	Macclesfield	83,079	6,056	89,135

For a more detailed breakdown of the allowance claims, go to the House of Commons website by clicking here.

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umpire 2, Salford M7 4HT (30/03/2009 at 23:31)

Do you know something, it does not bother me that much how much they claim it is whether they have done anything at all whilst they are there for the money.
Hazel Blears in my opinion has not done much too help me when I asked her and basically I got, sorry I can't deal with because I am a minister, sorry to become a minister you had to be a MP, a MP is voted in by the public.
Now to Mrs Smith Husband, what a goon, having sex films on a bill, must of been missing the misses!!!

johnnyboy, Ashton-u-Lyne, Lancashire (31/03/2009 at 09:35)

Now that wasn't too difficult was it!

Rammylad (31/03/2009 at 12:18)

Janet A's expenses may not be so high if she stopped driving her gaz guzzling 4x4 to london every week and used public transport just as she wanted the rest of us to do via the congestion charge.

JTC Formerley JimC (31/03/2009 at 12:36)

If Jacqui Smith had not spent so much time at her sisters, her husband may not have ordered those films.

scaryfairy (31/03/2009 at 12:56)

is it any wonder that more and more voters feel a sense of apathy and just don't bother to vote any more? they're all the blinking same!

The stinking kipper, pinned under the table (31/03/2009 at 13:09)

Glad to see that my MP is very far down the list - and, despite being a Labour waller, he does a good job, always replies when you write and hasn't lost touch. Not a bad number though is it?

Roadrunner, Irlam (31/03/2009 at 13:10)

Looking at this, basically they have spent this money to enable them to do their jobs....which in affect means they don't actually have to touch their wages which can sit nicely untouched in their bank accounts collecting interest.
Nice little nest egg for their old age along with the nice pension pot they have lined up.
Vote them out and put them on the scrap heap.....they are quite happy to do it to you.

pigee (31/03/2009 at 16:03)

Looks like Ivan Lewis has got some explaining to do....

J.Hall, Tameside (31/03/2009 at 16:40)

If a Reporter passes substantiated facts to his Editor concerning an MP it stands a chance of publication,but if a purchaser of the Evenings news has substantied and conclusive available evidence relating to an MP they stand no chance whatsoever of having their facts released either in the press or the comments columns.Now concerning those who administrate our lived ie MP`s/ Councillors,thats the reason democracy is buried with the facts in the UK.
If Reporters can`t find the truth or omit it,let the public provide the substantiated facts,now thats real working Democracy,which is badly needed to sort these trough gobblers out..
Will this become a comment ???????????????????????

Jay B, oldham (01/04/2009 at 11:55)

its time to stop the expenses! they earn enough already!

stalyvegasblue (01/04/2009 at 12:24)

Wouldn't it be simple top purchase a block of flats and give each MP one while they are in office? 24hr security provided. That woudl be far cheaper than paying for and maintianing a second home! They can eat for free in the House of Commons

Buzz, Moston (02/04/2009 at 12:48)

Like many other people at the minute, I have unfortunately had to sign on at the local jobcentre.

Apparently, the law says I only need £90 a week for my family to live on.
If I am meant to do it, why cant the MP's ?
Oh yes, I forgot
They are the government - We are the governed !!

greychat, middleton (02/04/2009 at 20:00)

On the full expenses list it's amazing how may claim what appears to be the maximum amount of "Cost for staying away from the main home" -
£ 23,083

Member of the public, Manchester (02/04/2009 at 20:44)

Is it not time that our MP's started to answer to us and not the other way around, a complete review of 2nd homes should be listed for all to see. and each MP should have to justify themselves. Also a stop to employing family directly and all extra staff should be paid for through central govenment and not exspenses this way the gov can keep an eye on what is being paid (more than the national min).

Justified True Belief , - ... (03/04/2009 at 10:35)

The answer is simple, move parliament from London to a purpose built City near the midlands (M1, M6 motorways). Construct flats for use by MP’s along side the parliament building.
This would leave the Palace of Westminster as a tourist attraction. It would take thousands of jobs out of a high cost area (London) to a low cost area.

Somehow I don’t imagine too many MP’s would spend extra time down at the new parliament if it was not in London. Therefore we may also get to see more of our MP’s.

Paul Birkbeck (18/05/2009 at 01:00)

Have a look at the Rt Hon David Heyes' (for Ashton-under-Lyne) record for voting on " The Transparency of Parliament". He certainly doesn't like turning up for this vote.

paul, ashton

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