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Re: [LUG] OT: SW MP Allowances Spreadsheet

 

2009/5/17 Shaun Orchard <shaun@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> 2009/5/17 james kilty <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> On Sun, 2009-05-17 at 20:04 +0100, Shaun Orchard wrote:
>>
>>
>>> You seem to have forgotten a certain Mr. Taylor (Truro and St.
>>> Austell). Looking at the spreadsheet he appears to be claiming the
>>> maximum ACA. Unfortunately he's stepping down for the next election so
>>> I can't vote against him.
>> Surely it's what they claim for that is the issue, not the amount? Some
>> MP's do a lot of work that costs more to do, such as paying the staff
>> that does the research etc.
>>
>> Mine has 3 staff whom I can write to to get to him - recently I wrote
>> about the government policy on FSW and he got the minister to reply. It
>> all takes time and effort.
>>
>> Taylor has been very active over the years IMHO.
>>
>> Ducks behind computer screen as politics doesn't mix with anything else
>> really.
>>
> The ACA, as I understand it, covers expenses incurred from staying
> overnight in London. That's the theory anyway (and it's suspicious
> that he claims the full amount - which is why I commented).
>
> Staffing comes out of a separate allowance (I believe) which I'm not
> commenting about.
>
> Shaun
>

I note that Mr. Taylor appears to have taken the bold (and highly
commendable) step of releasing details of his expenses - presumably
before someone else releases it for him.

http://www.matthewtaylor.info/


Shaun

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