MPs LETTERS
Some of the
excuses given by MPs in letters to the Parliamentary fees
office:
From a Labour MP on why he should have on taxpayers
expense a £3,100 40 inch television:
"From
a natural justice perspective I feel a justifiable
exception would be the fairest manner to deal with
the current situation."
From another
Labour MP from November 2004:
"I
object to your decision not to reimburse me for the
costs of purchasing a baby's cot for use in my London
home...Perhaps you might write to me explaining where
my son should sleep next time he visits me in
London?"
From a
Conservative MP trying to justify £5,347 cost of his new
kitchen in 2007:
"The
work surfaces are no longer hygienic and the sink
unit, which is an old brown plastic double bowl, is
scratched and very ugly."
From a Labour
MP in August 2006:
"Ref:
claim for lounge corner unit: if you feel this is
excessive can I say that due to size and layout of
the room a normal three-piece suite will not fit.
This 'corner group' fits perfectly."
Noted by an
official after talks with Labour MP who claimed £12,400
for work on his flat:
"Old
flat. Facilities out of date. Decrepit. Health
reasons. Update. Living in slum. On advice, called in
contractor. Recommended kitchen and bathroom
replacement."
From a
Conservative about an expense claim reduced by the fees
office:
"Reducing
the payment by over £1,000 affects my cash flow.
Please expedite the payment."
From a Labour
MP:
"I
appreciate you are under severe pressure... but, as I
explained on the phone, I am away for two weeks and I
don't want to leave my family destitute."
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