Sentences with phrase «second homes claims»

She originally announced her candidacy to stand against Labour MP Margaret Moran, who was heavily criticised for her second home claims.

Documents relating to second home claims were to be handed in three weeks ago, with office expenditure paperwork submitted on Monday.

Tory David Curry stood down as head of standards and privileges committee pending inquiry into second home claims

Not exact matches

Second mortgages are so - called because, in the event of default, the holder of a home's first mortgage has first claim against monies recovered at auction.

Since nobody has complained to them and even though I allowed them to have FedEx pickup the bar from my home, they claimed they never got the second bar I purchased and just dismissed me.

Arsenal can move four points clear of City — and just two behind Leicester by claiming a home victory on Monday evening, while the visitors need to win to replace the Gunners in second place.

Malaga's former Portugal international Duda is confident his side can overcome a 1 - 0 deficit at home to Porto in their Champions League Last 16 second leg clash on Wednesday to claim a place in the quarter - finals.

Manchester United defender Chris Smalling has claimed that his side are targeting second place in the Premier League, as well as overtaking rivals Manchester City after defeating Spurs at home on Sunday.

However, it wasn't to last as he flapped at the cross above which in turn allowed Andrea Masiello to fire home an equaliser before La Dea added a second to claim all three points with Hart unable to keep out Franck Kessie's spot - kick.

France's Francois Pervis won in 1:00.207 to claim a second rainbow jersey of the competition to the delight of the home support.

Chelsea showed complacency by electing not to press home their advantage following the dismissal of PSG's Zlatan Ibrahimović in the second leg of their last 16 tie, enabling the French champions to claim a 2 - 2 draw that sent them through on away goals.

Their recent 3 - 2 defeat in a friendly at home to Colombia — a game in which France had led 2 - 0 — has raised more question marks over the team's attitude, but Pogba remains confident he and his teammates have what it takes to claim their country's second second World Cup tournament win.

UEFA opened the probe late last month after Batshuayi, on loan at Borussia Dortmund from Chelsea, claimed home fans directed monkey chants towards him during the second leg of the last - 32 tie in Italy.

First elected to the Commons in 1997, he leaves the constituency after allegations of «flipping» so he could claim expenses on his second home.

In 2001 Mr Cameron bought a second home in his constituency for # 350,000 and began claiming over # 20,000 a year from the public purse on its interest - only mortgage.

An MP's annual allowance covers their office costs and staff wages while they can also claim a second home allowance to cover the purchase of a London home.

After 26 years as MP, he announced his decision to stand down after it emerged he had claimed more than # 300,000 in second - home allowances since 1990, as «part of my salary».

The former chair of the parliamentary standards and privileges committee - which regulates Commons expenses - resigned his position when it emerged he had claimed nearly # 30,000 for a second home in which he rarely stayed.

John Whittingdale, chair of the culture, media and sport committee, has moved out of a second home partly paid for with public money and is now renting it out, while claiming expenses in line with current rules for a rented flat.

Tony McNulty apologised and promised to repay more than # 13,000 in second home allowances which he claimed on a house where his parents live.

Living proof that aspirins work, The Shadow Home Secretary made a swift recovery after the migraine which — she claimed — prevented her from voting at second reading.

[1] Gardiner claimed for a second home [1] despite his constituency being near Westminster and his wife worked for him as an Office Manager / Executive Secretary.

In May 2009, The Daily Telegraph revealed Lidington had claimed nearly # 1,300 for his dry cleaning and had also claimed for toothpaste, shower gel, body spray and vitamin supplements on his second home allowance.

Legend has it that second, third and fourth homes have been financed by «creative» expenses claims.

On the day letters are sent out to MPs raising questions over expenses claims, a report by the Commons standards and privileges committee orders former home secretary Jacqui Smith to apologise for breaching rules on second home expenses.

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.

«David Curry, the MP who heads the committee responsible for policing Commons expenses, has claimed almost # 30,000 for a second home that his wife has banned him from staying in, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.

After they were approached yesterday, three Conservative MPs announced that they would be repaying money they had claimed to maintain or heat private swimming pools at their second homes.

Relatively uncontroversial expenses claims include maximum second home allowance for past two years.

He attracted most attention on the national scene when the parliamentary expenses scandal broke and he was revealed to have claimed the maximum on claims for his second home in London between 2004 and 2008.

He had allowed his daughter and her boyfriend to live in the London flat for which he claimed a second home allowance.

The committee said that MPs with constituencies within «reasonable commuting distance» of parliament should no longer be able to claim for a second home at all.

Does not claim for second home.

The aftermath of the controversy has seen the Commons vote through a num - ber of changes already, such as stopping outer London MPs claiming for second homes, getting MPs to publish all receipts to back up all expense claims, and making public full details of second jobs, which has already begun.

In total, Mr Cameron has claimed # 82,450 towards the cost of his second home over the past four years.

Both Mr Hoon and Mr Darling claimed for second homes while renting out their London flat and living in government buildings at taxpayer expense.

Under the plans, AMs would no longer be able to claim mortgage interest on second homes but almost half would be allowed to rent accommodation near Cardiff Bay instead.

In the present scheme, members of parliament can claim up to # 23,000 a year to help with the running of their second homes.

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

Mr Hoon charged for insurance, utilities and a TV licence on his Derbyshire property when in the same year he claimed a house in London was his second home.

But later switched to the more generous second homes allowance - claiming # 18,181 in total, the newspaper said.

In April, she switched her second home to a flat in south London, claiming # 850 a month for the mortgage.

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.

• No doubt Mark Simmonds is aware the maximum housing benefit for a three - bed flat in inner London, the largest for which he'd be entitled to claim, is # 350.95 a week, or # 18,249.40 annually, just over half of the # 35,375 he can claim as a rental allowance on a second home as an MP.

Claim: The shadow minister for police reform «flipped» his second home from London to his constituency before claiming back thousands for furniture and fittings, including a sofa costing # 1,674, the Daily Telegraph said.

A handful of Conservative MPs - some within commuting distance of London - did not claim any second home allowance last year.

Claim: The former transport minister got involved in a row with the fees office over claims he made for a baby cot and steriliser at his second home in London.

Response: Mr McLoughlin, who is a member of a new internal panel examining all Tories» expenses claims, says all of his own claims towards his second home were for routine maintenance and to tackle wear and tear.

Claim: The Telegraph says the deputy speaker claimed # 142,119 in second homes allowances since 2001, despite having no mortgage on the property.

Claim: The former shadow minister for local government claimed more than # 2,000 of furniture for his second home in London but had it delivered to his parents» home in Wiltshire.