Sentences with phrase «homes allowance mps»

Instead of the second homes allowance MPs would get a «flat rate» allowance based on attendance at Parliament.

Not exact matches

Culture Secretary Maria Miller is facing fresh questions about her expenses claims after it was reported that she stopped claiming a second home allowance at around the time MPs were asked to sign a declaration that they would pay tax on any such property when it was sold.

There also needs to be a radical overhauling of MPs» second home allowances.

Second home allowances for MPs could be replaced by an annual housing grant worth up to # 24,000, the Sunday Times claims.

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.

Mr Cameron told the Lib Dem leader not to «put himself on a pedestal» over MPs» expenses, after Mr Clegg repeated his claim that politicians from «both of the old parties» had not been held to account for flipping their second home designations to maximise their income from allowances.

The latest details of expenses claimed by MPs under the controversial second homes allowance have been made public.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has called for the immediate disclosure of MPs» expenses relating to their second - home allowance.

But the couple denied leaving the house vacant and insisted that married MPs were entitled to separate claims for a shared property, under the second home allowance rules.

MPs are entitled to claim up to # 23,000 a year under the additional costs allowance to recover the costs of running a second home close to Westminster.

Second home allowance would be replaced with a flat daily rate for MPs attending parliament, basing their allowance on «actual attendance in Westminster».

In a letter to the committee on standards in public life, which is looking into MPs» pay expenses, Gordon Brown muted the idea of scrapping the second home allowance altogether.

Five Sinn Fein MPs claimed # 500,000 in second home allowances over five years despite not taking up their seats and paying double the rental market values (Sunday Telegraph)

Sky report that the Conservatives will table a motion in the Commons next week proposing the allowance as described by Mr Camron above, which will only allow MPs to claim for rent, utility bills, council tax and mortgage interest payments on a second home.

«David Cameron has sought to embarrass Gordon Brown over his expenses bill by pledging he will not claim the «second homes» allowance for MPs if he moves into Downing Street.

The Conservatives are prepared to support certain measures such as the removal of second home allowances for ministers in grace and favour properties - a reform which was in fact first proposed by David Cameron - but want voters to be able to Google MPs» expenses.

It will also propose that MPs living within an hour's journey of London should not be able to claim for a second home, and also call for a reduction in the allowance for London MPs.

But Smith's claim that her rationale was clear, and that the expenses claims were «fair and reasonable» are undermined by the fact the ACA relates specifically to parliamentary duties, not those of the home secretary, and the ruling the MPs should seek the cheapest second home allowance option.

However, the most contentious issue - the # 24,000 - a-year second homes allowance available to all non-London MPs - will now be looked at by the independent Committee on Standards in Public Life.

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.

(i) the additional costs allowance (ACA) paid to reimburse MPs for necessary expenses incurred when staying overnight away from their main home for the purpose of performing parliamentary duties was set at a maximum level of # 22,110 for 2006/07 and incorporates claims of up to # 250 on any «allowable» item without a receipt as well as up to # 400 per month on food without a receipt;

The ruckus following revelations about MPs boosting their # 64,000 basic salary by claiming allowances on second «flipped» homes, moat - cleaning, duck islands, lavish furniture and widescreen televisions, looks likely to continue for some time.