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Dear Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority,

Are MP's, allowed to claim expenses for travel etc to a party conference?

Please outline what MP's are allowed to claim per week, what for and what criteria is applied to ensure that expenses do not excessively eat into public funds.

Yours faithfully,

Max Kerley

FOI, Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

Dear Max,

 

Thank you for your email, reference CAS-98150.

 

Under the [1]Scheme of MPs’ Business Costs and Expenses (‘the Scheme’),
MPs are reimbursed for expenditure incurred for parliamentary purposes
only.

 

This does not include any costs relating attendance at political party
conferences or meetings, which are explicitly excluded under paragraph 3.5
of the Scheme.

 

Details of all claims made by MPs for business costs and expenses can be
found on our website: [2]http://www.theipsa.org.uk/mp-costs.

 

Kind regards,

 

Chris Veck

Policy & FOI Adviser

 

Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA)

4th Floor

30 Millbank

London, SW1P 4DU

 

Tel: 020 7811 6400

Email: [3][IPSA request email]

[4]www.theipsa.org.uk

Follow us on Twitter: [5]@ipsauk

 

 

 

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