Committee on Standards in Public Life: MPs' Expenses and Allowances: Supporting Parliament, safegu…

R12-56

Published November 2009

Response position and delivery status are recorded separately. Acceptance does not establish implementation.

Recommendation (the Committee's words)
MPs should be required to sign a declaration on every claim that each item of expenditure was incurred wholly, exclusively and necessarily in the course of their parliamentary duties and that it complies with the principles and rules that are set out in this Report.

From: Committee on Standards in Public Life, MPs' Expenses and Allowances: Supporting Parliament, safeguarding the taxpayer, November 2009