What Cumbria’s MPs claimed on accommodation and travel

The fundamental annual wage for an MP from 1 April 2022 is £84,144 however, MPs additionally obtain bills to cowl the prices of working an workplace, using employees, having someplace to stay in London or their constituency, and travelling between Parliament and their constituency. 

The common MP lodging claims all through the nation stood at £18,264.83, whereas journey stands at £4,186.80 – nonetheless, typically a various determine primarily based upon MPs location. 

We have categorised what Cumbrian MPs have been spending in relation to each journey and lodging over a 12 month interval. 

The deducted bills figures under omits staffing prices wherein bills are additionally claimed for, it needs to be famous the variance outwith journey and lodging to complete bills claimed is usually attributed to workplace working prices. 

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In 2021/22, Workington’s MP Mark Jenkinson claimed the best quantity of bills, at a complete of £80,631.31. 

Of this, the biggest share, £34,158.87, was spent on lodging which was adopted by journey claims of £24,105.12.

Carlisle’s MP John Stevenson claimed a complete of £61,811.59. Of this, £28,004 amounted in lodging claims with journey standing at £8,941.54. 

Conservative MP for Copeland Trudy Harrison claimed the least quantity of bills amongst Cumbrian MPs – with a complete of £31,973.24 – £11,231.74 on journey, with £9,977.69 in lodging claims. 

The second smallest claimant out of Cumbria’s MPs was Dr Neil Hudson, MP for Penrith and The Borders. 

Dr Hudson had a complete of £34,231.85, with £14,929.67 being claimed on lodging and £2,930.74 on journey. 

In South Cumbria, Tim Farron claimed a complete of £67,780.15 – £13,216.78 on journey and an extra £17,760.13 being claimed on lodging. 

Simon Fell, MP for Barron in Furness, claimed a complete of £54,408.03. £22,981 of this went to journey claims and £10,702 went on lodging claims. 

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