Michael Moore MP's Expense Claims Published (Dumfries Liberal Democrats)

Dumfries Liberal Democrats <tom@therussells.org.uk>

Michael Moore MP's Expense Claims Published

June 19, 2009 5:08 PM
Originally published by Scottish Liberal Democrats

Parliament has published the details of all MPs' expense claims for 2004/05 through to 2007/08 and you can find local MP Michael Moore's information online at http://news.parliament.uk/2009/06/mps-allowances-published-online/.

In addition, Mr Moore has issued a statement of his monthly claims for the most recent financial year, 2008/09, on his website, www.michaelmoore.org.uk. These details are not covered by the existing Freedom of Information publication, but the forms and invoices underpinning them will be released by Parliament in a few months time. Michael Moore MP: Borders

Alongside these disclosures, Mr Moore has also set out the answers to a range of questions put to him by his constituents about expense claims.

Commenting on the publication of this information, Mr Moore said:

'I am glad that my constituents now have access to the information about my expense claims from April 2004 to March 2008. I hope that the additional information I am publishing in relation to the 2008/09 financial year, and the answers to questions already put to me by constituents, will be useful to others.

'Every MP is to be subject to an independent audit and I welcome that wholeheartedly. In addition, I look forward to the outcome of Sir Christopher Kelly's independent review of what will be allowed in future and, like my colleagues, I am committed to abiding by his conclusions in full.

'With many important reforms already implemented and more to come, we now have a great opportunity, with a new Speaker, to put the House in order'.