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| New MPs' expenses claims revealed | |
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| The latest details of expenses claimed by MPs under the controversial second homes allowance have been published. | |
| The information includes claims made during 2008-9 and in the first three months of 2009-10. | |
| Individual totals claimed have been published after Tory leader David Cameron urged "full transparency". | |
| The government is also expected to say later it may have to pass new laws to enact key recommendations on MPs' expenses from Sir Christopher Kelly. | The government is also expected to say later it may have to pass new laws to enact key recommendations on MPs' expenses from Sir Christopher Kelly. |
| The total expenses amount claimed by each MP was initially going to be withheld pending the finalisation of the repayments process now happening at Westminster. | The total expenses amount claimed by each MP was initially going to be withheld pending the finalisation of the repayments process now happening at Westminster. |
| 'Damaging year' | 'Damaging year' |
| Raising the issue at prime minister's questions, Mr Cameron said overall amounts must be included to show that Parliament was listening after seven months of scandal over the misuse of expenses by many MPs. | Raising the issue at prime minister's questions, Mr Cameron said overall amounts must be included to show that Parliament was listening after seven months of scandal over the misuse of expenses by many MPs. |
| We need to end this damaging year for Parliament by showing once and for all that we get it David Cameron Q&A: Expenses row | We need to end this damaging year for Parliament by showing once and for all that we get it David Cameron Q&A: Expenses row |
| "We need to end this damaging year for Parliament by showing once and for all that we get it," he said. | "We need to end this damaging year for Parliament by showing once and for all that we get it," he said. |
| In response, Gordon Brown called for "maximum transparency" but said it was up to Parliament to decide what information it released. | In response, Gordon Brown called for "maximum transparency" but said it was up to Parliament to decide what information it released. |
| An influential committee of MPs, headed by Speaker John Bercow, has since backed the move. | An influential committee of MPs, headed by Speaker John Bercow, has since backed the move. |
| The BBC understands the Commons authorities are working to include these totals and that they will be published "within hours" of the initial information being released at 0600 GMT. | |
| However, details of the claims that MPs have agreed to repay following Sir Thomas Legg's audit of second home claims since 2004 will not be listed. | |
| MPs were recently given more time to appeal against repayment requests by Sir Thomas, with the retired civil servant's final report due to be published early next year. | |
| Hundreds of MPs, including the three main party leaders, have already agreed to repay sums totalling thousands of pounds. | |
| The Conservatives have said any MP that refuses to meet a legitimate payment request will not be able to stand at the next election. | |
| The information being published will feature receipts relating to hundreds of thousands of claims, including those rejected. | The information being published will feature receipts relating to hundreds of thousands of claims, including those rejected. |
| 'Blacking out' | 'Blacking out' |
| Following heavy criticism of the "blacking out" of large sections of claims made between 2005 and 2008 when they were published in July, Thursday's information will be un-redacted. | Following heavy criticism of the "blacking out" of large sections of claims made between 2005 and 2008 when they were published in July, Thursday's information will be un-redacted. |
| The publication of leaked information by the Daily Telegraph in May about questionable second home claims sparked huge public anger and led a number of Labour and Tory MPs to say they would stand down. | The publication of leaked information by the Daily Telegraph in May about questionable second home claims sparked huge public anger and led a number of Labour and Tory MPs to say they would stand down. |
| A committee set up to review the system, chaired by Sir Christopher Kelly, recommended sweeping changes to what could be claimed in future - with MPs no longer able to claim mortgage interest on properties or to make claims for gardening or cleaning costs. | A committee set up to review the system, chaired by Sir Christopher Kelly, recommended sweeping changes to what could be claimed in future - with MPs no longer able to claim mortgage interest on properties or to make claims for gardening or cleaning costs. |
| All the party leaders have accepted the recommendations although there has subsequently been speculation about whether all of them will be actually be enforced by the new external regulator, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, given responsibility for overseeing the expenses system. | All the party leaders have accepted the recommendations although there has subsequently been speculation about whether all of them will be actually be enforced by the new external regulator, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, given responsibility for overseeing the expenses system. |
| The Conservatives have claimed further legislation is required to give the regulator the full powers it should have, a position backed by Sir Christopher Kelly. | The Conservatives have claimed further legislation is required to give the regulator the full powers it should have, a position backed by Sir Christopher Kelly. |
| Gordon Brown said on Wednesday the body should be allowed to "get on with its job". | Gordon Brown said on Wednesday the body should be allowed to "get on with its job". |
| The BBC also understands the government will concede on Thursday that it will be necessary to bring forward legislation to enact key recommendations on MPs' expenses from Sir Christopher Kelly . | The BBC also understands the government will concede on Thursday that it will be necessary to bring forward legislation to enact key recommendations on MPs' expenses from Sir Christopher Kelly . |
| Previously they had said legislation was not required and the new Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) would simply get on with implementing Kelly. | Previously they had said legislation was not required and the new Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) would simply get on with implementing Kelly. |