Sentences with phrase «constituency on an allowance»

Each party is allowed to spend about # 15,000 in each constituency on an allowance that is calculated on a population basis.

Not exact matches

Third, 52 MPs receive a budget for accommodation in their constituency, which varies between # 10,400 and # 18,625 (averaging # 13,300, standard deviation of # 2,600) depending on the constituency band and number of dependants (an extra allowance of # 2,425 is paid for each dependant).

Speaking to a member of Akufo - Addo's campaign team who blurted out his frustrations against the system on condition of anonymity, he indicated that, last week Friday, the campaign team «approved» and «made available» a cash amount of Ghc 2 million for Hiring of Buses and payments for polling station allowances of the party's agent in all 275 constituencies.

Claim: The Conservative leader claimed a total of # 82,450 on his second home allowance over five years - mostly on mortgage interest payments and utility bills for his constituency home in Oxfordshire.

[16] The election saw the first cap on spending by parties in individual constituencies during the 100 days before Parliament's dissolution on 30 March: # 30,700, plus a per - voter allowance of 9p in county constituencies and 6p in borough seats.

On the face of it Caroline Spelman appears to be not only guilty of the abuse of these allowances but also in concocting an entirely cock and bull story explaining that her nanny was in fact a constituency secretary.

There is no suggestion of anything illegal but the newspaper's Vincent Moss is noting a substantial capital gain for Mr Grayling on the flat for which the allowance is claimed plus the fact that his # 1.5 m constituency home is just 17 miles away.

Current rules on claiming a second home allowance exclude all constituencies within 20 miles (32 km) of Westminster.

Harriet Harman, the leader of the house, signalled a rethink when she told the Observer that the government «still have to find a formula which will reassure the public and MPs» on replacing the controversial second homes allowance, which compensates MPs for having to maintain a base in their constituency and the capital.