Sutton's MPs' expenses top £242k

1:37pm Friday 26th October 2007

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Sutton MPs claimed £242,502 expenses during the last financial year.

Paul Burstow, Sutton's member of parliament, claimed £2,712 for a London supplement; £20,137 for office running costs; £82,085 for staf; £794 for car travel and £27 for rail; £1,592 for other travel; £56 for staff travel; £2,274 for centrally purchased stationery; £7,377 for stationery associated postage costs; and £1,064 for IT.

Tom Brake, MP for Carshalton and Wallington, claimed £2,712 for the London supplement; £23,026 for office costs; £83,140 for staffing costs; £432 for car travel; £245 for rail; £1,616 for other travel; £3,351 for stationery; £8,804 for stationery and £1,058 for IT.

Politicians voted on a failed private members bill which would have prevented publication of some aspects of their expenses.

But the bill, which they said was to protect details of correspondence with constituents, did not gain enough support in the House of Lords.

The figures, released by Parliament's Member Estimate Committee, also show former PM Tony Blair claimed £97,084 and new leader Gordon Brown claimed £135,525.

Conservative leader David Cameron claimed £135,336 and former Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell claimed £142,810.