A handful of Conservative MPs - some within commuting distance of London - did not claim any second
home allowance last year.
David Howarth, MP for Cambridge, is alone among Lib Dem MPs outside greater London in not claiming for a second
homes allowance last year.
Martin Salter, Celia Barlow and Geoffrey Robinson are the three Labour MPs from constituencies outside London not to have claimed a penny in second
homes allowance last year.
Not exact matches
Further revelations that the peer has received a second
home allowance of # 38,280 a year for the
last five years - despite having her main
home in the capital - meant many within Whitehall had predicted an imminent departure for the peer.
«Gordon Brown was dragged into the Westminster expenses row
last night after questions were raised about his claims for more than # 100,000 in second -
home allowances despite having two grace - and - favour properties.»
Lord Bassam quit as Labour's Chief Whip in the Lords
last December after it was revealed that since 2010 he had claimed # 41,000 to commute from Brighton to Westminster — while at the same time getting # 260,000 from an
allowance for senior peers whose main
home is not in London.
I mean, if you flew across the world to meet a Sugar Daddy, and plans fell through at the
last minute, I do believe he should finance your trip back
home; and, if he's a real gentlemen, he'd throw in at least some part of any agreed upon
allowance.
There are three main sections for listing your expenses here: the first part for common, direct business expenses, the second part for your business - use - of -
home - expenses, and the
last part for the depreciation (capital cost
allowance) of things that will
last a long time, like your computer and desk.