Members: Allowances
Leader of the House
Written answers and statements, 20 November 2008
Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire, Conservative)
To ask the Leader of the House how many hon. Members have been required to make repayments of their communications allowance following investigations by the Standards and Privileges Committee since the allowance was introduced; and how much was repaid in each case.
Chris Bryant (PPS (Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC, Lord Privy Seal), Leader of the House of Commons; Rhondda, Labour)
The communications allowance was introduced at the beginning of the 2007-08 financial year. Since that time, five Members have repaid a total of £16,811.51 following inquiries by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards which were reported to the Committee. The figures are as follows:
| Member | £ | |
| 2007-08 | Sadiq Khan | 500 |
| 2007-08 | Elfyn Llwyd | 5,169.82 |
| 2007-08 | Adam Price | 5,471.55 |
| 2007-08 | Hywel Williams | 5,170.14 |
| 2008-09 | Mark Hunter | 500 |
| Total | 16,811.51 |