Member of Parliament for South Shields

Biography - Members Allowance

The publication of MP's pay and allowances has generated a lot of publicity and I believe that MP's have a duty to explain what they do and what the tax payers get for their money.

Further information on Allowances can be found on [link opens in new window] The House of Commons Member's Allowance page, which provides explainitory information about what is included in recent budget periods

 

Member's Allowances - 2007-2008
  Maximum Allowance Amount Spent
     
Paid directly to others  
Staff Costs 90, 305 .00 83,809.00 #
Office Running Costs 21,339.00 14,961.00
     
Paid by MP then re-claimed  
Cost of staying away from home 23, 083 .00 17,387.00 *
Member's Staff Travel   1,354 .00
London Supplement 2,812 .00 0
Members Travel    
Car   440.00
3rd party vehicle mileage and rental   0
Rail   2,467.00
Air   623.00
Other Travel   0
European   0
     
Allocated to Mp's by The House of Commons Fees Office  
Centrally Purchased Stationary   423.00#
Associated Postage Costs   1,893.00#
Central IT Provision   1,248.00#
Staff Cover & Other Costs   0
Communications All0wance 10,000.oo 10,388.00
     
  Total Expenses 134,993 .00
     

Notes
* First home in London
# All costs paid or allocated centrally by House of Commons Fees Office

 

Previous Years

Full details of expenditure on Members' Allowances for Members of the House of Commons are available on the following pages:

Members Allowance - 2007/08
Members Travel Expenditure - 2007/08

Members' Allowance - 2006/07
Members' Allowance - 2005/06
Members' Allowance - 2004/05
Members' Allowance - 2003/04
Members' Allowance - 2002/03
Members' Allowance - 2001/02

Downloads


Member's Pay, Pension and Allowances factsheet (Factsheet M5) produced by the House of Commons Information Office can be downloaded here.

Ministerial Salaries Factsheet (M6) produced by the House of Commons Information Office can be downloaded here.

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For more information regarding Member's Allowances please visit www.parliament.uk