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Sample poll
Sample poll description
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The Labour Party and it's elected representatives may use the data you have supplied. If you do not wish to be contacted by the Labour Party please contact us by clicking here.
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Please find below a list of all the different cost that MPs can reclaim in order to run their office and provide their constituents with a service. Staff salaries are paid directly by Parliament:
other costs are reimbursed only on presentation of receipts and other documentation after they have been paid by the MP. The actual sums under each heading are those claimed by Mr Gardiner in
2006-2007 (the last completed financial year
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2006/2007
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MP’s Salary
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£59,932.25
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Cost of staying away from home (ACA)
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£22,110
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London Supplement
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£0
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Office running costs (IEP)
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£4,659
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Staffing costs
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*£119,193
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Car
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£4,010
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3rd Party Vehicle Mileage
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£0
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Rail
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£0
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Air
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£0
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Bicycle & Other
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£0
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European
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£0
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Member’s staff travel
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£0
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Centrally purchased stationery
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£2,265
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Stationery: associated postage costs
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£7,085
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Central IT provision
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£1,142
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Other Costs
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£0
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Total
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£220,396.25
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The total cost for 2006/2007 amounts to £220,396.25. That’s £2.43 per person per year in Brent North.
*It should be noted that Mr Gardiner's staffing costs budget shows an exceptionally high figure for the 2006-2007 financial
year. In the course of protecting a family in his constituency from harassment by an individual Mr Gardiner was himself subject to litigation by the individual concerned. Mr Gardiner incurred legal
costs in defending this vexatious and frivolous claim. Although he won the case and was awarded his costs in full the individual has not yet paid Mr Gardiner's costs in accordance with the court
judgement. Parliament's finance and administration department have allowed him to carry across funds from other budget headings and financial years to meet the cost of the legal fees resulting in
the exceptionally high figure recorded above.
To see more information on this legal case please click on this link for sight of Mr Gardiner's legal advice.
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