Expenses
Dear Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority,
Can I have all expenses for the year, including rent, travel, internet, office costs, glasses, milk etc. For the year 2023, starting from 1st January 2023, until 31st December 2023, for Mr Bob Seely, MP.
Yours faithfully,
Victoria Fisk
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Subject: Freedom of Information request - Expenses
Dear Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority,
Can I have all expenses for the year, including rent, travel, internet,
office costs, glasses, milk etc. For the year 2023, starting from 1st
January 2023, until 31st December 2023, for Mr Bob Seely, MP.
Yours faithfully,
Victoria Fisk
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Dear FOI (Freedom of Information) [Mailbox],
Thank you for the information that I can search the IPSA, but it doesn’t list all costs. I know everything was listed before, as an example, milk, a teaspoon, glasses, a nail file. Items such as these cannot be seen. Also there seems to be a lot of spending on internet fees. Can you tell me, are MPs allowed to claim for internet usage for the office, as well as home use and does this also apply to electric as well? I’m also curious to know how much allowance is allowed to be spent on lunches and dinners, if there is a limit?
Yours sincerely,
V
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