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A detailed breakdown of expenses claimed by Gordon Brown and six other MPs are expected to be published later.A detailed breakdown of expenses claimed by Gordon Brown and six other MPs are expected to be published later.
Breakdowns of travel, staffing, IT, stationery and the total second homes expenses claimed by them in 2003-4 were requested by the BBC in 2005.Breakdowns of travel, staffing, IT, stationery and the total second homes expenses claimed by them in 2003-4 were requested by the BBC in 2005.
Commons authorities have been ordered to release them, and those relating to another Freedom of Information request.Commons authorities have been ordered to release them, and those relating to another Freedom of Information request.
They have begun a High Court bid to block another FOI request for details of 14 MPs' second home claims.They have begun a High Court bid to block another FOI request for details of 14 MPs' second home claims.
On Thursday the House of Commons Commission said it would not appeal against the information commissioner's ruling - made in January - that it should publish details requested by the BBC and others in 2005.On Thursday the House of Commons Commission said it would not appeal against the information commissioner's ruling - made in January - that it should publish details requested by the BBC and others in 2005.
'Security risk''Security risk'
The BBC request covered details of spending by then prime minister Tony Blair, his deputy John Prescott, Mr Brown, former Tory leader Michael Howard, former Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy and former Tory MP Jonathan Sayeed between April 2003 and March 2004.The BBC request covered details of spending by then prime minister Tony Blair, his deputy John Prescott, Mr Brown, former Tory leader Michael Howard, former Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy and former Tory MP Jonathan Sayeed between April 2003 and March 2004.
The Commons had argued that it was personal and could identify regular routes travelled by MPs - exposing them to a security risk.The Commons had argued that it was personal and could identify regular routes travelled by MPs - exposing them to a security risk.
But the information commissioner ruled that the Commons should publish some of the details - such as individual amounts claimed for travel under three headings: MPs' travel, family travel and staff travel. But the information commissioner ruled that the Commons should publish some of the details, such as individual amounts claimed for travel under three headings: MPs' travel, family travel and staff travel.
The Commons will also release the total amount claimed by each MP under the additional costs allowance for second homes, a breakdown of IT equipment bought, total monthly staffing costs, a breakdown of stationery costs and "incidental allowance" claims.The Commons will also release the total amount claimed by each MP under the additional costs allowance for second homes, a breakdown of IT equipment bought, total monthly staffing costs, a breakdown of stationery costs and "incidental allowance" claims.
The Commons recently lost an information tribunal hearing and was ordered to release a more detailed breakdown of claims by 14 MPs under their second homes allowance - including receipts where they exist. The Commons recently lost an information tribunal hearing and was ordered to release a more detailed breakdown of claims by 14 MPs under their second homes allowance, including receipts where they exist.
It has not published the breakdown, arguing that revealing MPs' addresses could be a security risk and has appealed to the High Court.It has not published the breakdown, arguing that revealing MPs' addresses could be a security risk and has appealed to the High Court.
The Members' Estimate Committee, chaired by Speaker Michael Martin, is carrying out its own inquiry into MPs' expenses, after it emerged Tory MP Derek Conway had employed his son as a researcher while he was student in Newcastle, and made payments to him worth £40,000.The Members' Estimate Committee, chaired by Speaker Michael Martin, is carrying out its own inquiry into MPs' expenses, after it emerged Tory MP Derek Conway had employed his son as a researcher while he was student in Newcastle, and made payments to him worth £40,000.
It is due to report back by the summer with its suggestions to overhaul the expenses system used by MPs.It is due to report back by the summer with its suggestions to overhaul the expenses system used by MPs.