Saturday 21 May 2011

NICK AINGER, LABOUR MP FOR CARMARTHEN WEST & SOUTH PEMBROKESHIRE

Claim: The former Wales Office minister's website shows a number of expenses claimed for his London flat.
Nick Ainger
They show more than £3,000 for furniture, including £1,434 for a sofa bed. Nick Ainger has also claimed for mortgage interest, council tax and utilities.
Response: Mr Ainger says he has been allowed £3,075 for furniture, £2,000 to replace "a 30-year-old leaking bathroom suite" and £2,216 for the replacement of three corroded metal window frames. He says he's been "in the lowest quarter of MPs for claims in each of the four years."


Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.

Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/05 (ranking out of 659)2003/04 (ranking out of 658)2002/03 (ranking out of 657)2001/02 (ranking out of 657)
Staying away from main home£11,139 (490th) £15,385 (489th) £13,460 (524th) £13,384 £11,496 (546th) £10,651 (554th) £12,800 (566th) £15,923 (191st)
London costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) £1,130 (joint 83rd with 26 others)
Office running costs£14,806 (435th) £11,863 (548th) £12,163 (598th) £14,230 £12,757 (560th) £11,603 (622nd) £14,639 (560th) £20,545 (150th)
Staffing costs£93,654 (371st) £98,205 (33rd) £95,551 (20th) £85,974 £68,376 (440th) £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) £64,527 (326th) £42,523 (457th)
Communications Allowance£7,154 (395th) £10,597 (92nd) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel£9,031 (245th)1 £6,912 (356th)2 £3,387 (538th)3 £2,823 £12,113 (267th) £11,757 (258th) £11,598 (260th) £9,513 (240th)
Members' Staff Travel£34 (joint 397th with 2 others) £52 (408th) £266 (joint 297th with 1 other) £193 £226 (joint 354th with 1 other) £302 (327th) £147 (400th) £0
Members' Spouse Travel£0 £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Family Travel£0 £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Purchased Stationery£5,074 (179th) £589 (439th) £822 (356th) £546 £746 (384th) £1,161 (198th) £1,277 (222nd) £906 (joint 370th with 1 other)
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£1,760 (joint 422nd with 1 other) £2,978 (290th) £1,080 £1,658 (joint 466th with 2 others) £3,417 (213th) N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment £1,167 (joint 384th with 1 other) £1,050 (joint 347th with 1 other) £0 £1,888 (joint 320th with 6 others) £1,888 (joint 315th with 5 others) £1,888 (joint 309th with 5 others) £1,888 (joint 291st with 5 others)
Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total£140,892 (443rd) £146,530 (329th) £129,677 (455th) £118,230 £110,878 (538th) £110,376 (505th) £108,403 (431st) £92,428 (227th)
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,371 (143rd). Rail £4,157 (229th). Misc £465 (81st). Other: Mileage £38 (76th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,413 (77th). Rail £1,245 (406th). Misc £254 (108th).
3 Car £3,387 (292nd).

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