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| DUP leader repays £755 for cases | DUP leader repays £755 for cases |
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| The DUP leader, Peter Robinson, has paid back £755 in parliamentary expenses claimed for a briefcase and computer case. | The DUP leader, Peter Robinson, has paid back £755 in parliamentary expenses claimed for a briefcase and computer case. |
| The DUP said he had bought "quality" items because they would be more robust and offer better value for money. | The DUP said he had bought "quality" items because they would be more robust and offer better value for money. |
| Mr Robinson said he had asked to be reimbursed only for the amount that would be paid for "standard" products. | Mr Robinson said he had asked to be reimbursed only for the amount that would be paid for "standard" products. |
| However, the Commons authorities paid him the full amount and he has now paid back the whole claim. | However, the Commons authorities paid him the full amount and he has now paid back the whole claim. |
| A DUP spokesman said: "Peter was not required to make any repayment. | A DUP spokesman said: "Peter was not required to make any repayment. |
| "He voluntarily decided to make the payment to the Fees Office in spite of the fact that it was in relation to a legitimate claim which had been approved." | "He voluntarily decided to make the payment to the Fees Office in spite of the fact that it was in relation to a legitimate claim which had been approved." |
| The SDLP leader Mark Durkan has paid back £1,124 to cover an overpaid electricity bill on a flat in London. | The SDLP leader Mark Durkan has paid back £1,124 to cover an overpaid electricity bill on a flat in London. |
| "I've received repayment of monies that I had previously claimed for so I've passed that repayment on to the Fees Office and the taxpayer," he said. | "I've received repayment of monies that I had previously claimed for so I've passed that repayment on to the Fees Office and the taxpayer," he said. |
| In a statement, the SDLP said: "In respect of the concerns over 'redactions' or blackened-out details in the published expense forms, it should be made clear that Mr Durkan did not seek any of these." | In a statement, the SDLP said: "In respect of the concerns over 'redactions' or blackened-out details in the published expense forms, it should be made clear that Mr Durkan did not seek any of these." |
| The party said he also repaid a £200 'cashback' offer he received from his mobile phone provider, about £80 for two months' separate mobile phone bills submitted in error by his office and £302 "which covered most of the deductions from the deposit repaid on his former accommodation that were kept by the agent/landlord". | The party said he also repaid a £200 'cashback' offer he received from his mobile phone provider, about £80 for two months' separate mobile phone bills submitted in error by his office and £302 "which covered most of the deductions from the deposit repaid on his former accommodation that were kept by the agent/landlord". |
| Overpaid | Overpaid |
| The DUP MP David Simpson has returned £1,482, which relates to his second home in London. | The DUP MP David Simpson has returned £1,482, which relates to his second home in London. |
| Mr Simpson's office said the repayment was due to a mistake by the Commons in paying him twice for a month's mortgage interest relief payment. | Mr Simpson's office said the repayment was due to a mistake by the Commons in paying him twice for a month's mortgage interest relief payment. |
| "I immediately took action to rectify this," he said. | |
| "It was at my initiative that this error was brought to the attention of the Fees Office. I am extremely disappointed to have been put in this position as a result of how the Fees Office handled this matter." | |
| Last month the Ulster Unionist MP Lady Hermon said she had already repaid £2,700 after being overpaid for rent. | |
| The Northern Ireland Office minister, Paul Goggins, paid back almost £13,000. | The Northern Ireland Office minister, Paul Goggins, paid back almost £13,000. |
| Mr Goggins' repayment concerns an arrangement exposed by the Daily Telegraph where he allowed a friend to live rent-free in a home paid for by the taxpayer. | |
| The paper said for the past three years Mr Goggins had designated the property as his second home and claimed almost £45,000 in expenses for it. | The paper said for the past three years Mr Goggins had designated the property as his second home and claimed almost £45,000 in expenses for it. |
| NIO minister Paul Goggins has made a large repayment | NIO minister Paul Goggins has made a large repayment |
| The paper claimed he did not tell the Commons Fees Office that he shared the house. | The paper claimed he did not tell the Commons Fees Office that he shared the house. |
| Mr Goggins said on Friday that his friend, Chris Bain, had retained a 25% share in the value of the property. | |
| "Given that he is the part owner, Chris has every right to live at the property, and usually stays there three nights a week. He contributes to costs not claimed for but we have decided that he should have made a greater contribution to housing and other costs against which I claimed during 2006-08," he said. | |
| "I have repaid £11,680 - representing half the costs of mortgage interest, council tax and utilities bills as well as a contribution to other claims made. Chris is now paying half of all the housing costs and so we have agreed that his share of the property will return to 50%. | |
| "Quite separately and prior to all the recent publicity about expenses, I repaid in full a rebate I received from my electricity supplier for overpayments during 2004-2008. The amount was £1,995.95 which I passed on to the Fees Office." | |
| One hundred and eighty two MPs have now repaid nearly £500,000 in expenses money since the revelations began in May. | |
| Cabinet ministers have so far repaid £23,443 in total. | Cabinet ministers have so far repaid £23,443 in total. |
| Gordon Brown has made four separate payments totalling about £800 either to correct "inadvertent errors" or for the "avoidance of doubt" on certain claims. | Gordon Brown has made four separate payments totalling about £800 either to correct "inadvertent errors" or for the "avoidance of doubt" on certain claims. |
| Fountain pen | Fountain pen |
| Shadow Cabinet ministers have repaid £30,348. | Shadow Cabinet ministers have repaid £30,348. |
| The latest information on repayments was published hours after all MPs expenses claims for 2004-8 were finally released by Parliament, albeit with crucial details such as MPs addresses blacked out. | The latest information on repayments was published hours after all MPs expenses claims for 2004-8 were finally released by Parliament, albeit with crucial details such as MPs addresses blacked out. |
| The publication showed that the DUP's Iris Robinson claimed for a £300 fountain pen. | The publication showed that the DUP's Iris Robinson claimed for a £300 fountain pen. |
| In 2006, Mrs Robinson submitted a receipt for £352 - the printed receipt showed a £300 Montblanc pen, a £6 bottle of ink and £46 for perfume. | In 2006, Mrs Robinson submitted a receipt for £352 - the printed receipt showed a £300 Montblanc pen, a £6 bottle of ink and £46 for perfume. |
| However, Mrs Robinson was not reimbursed for these items. | However, Mrs Robinson was not reimbursed for these items. |
| A DUP spokesman said the claim had been "submitted in error" by Mrs Robinson's office. | A DUP spokesman said the claim had been "submitted in error" by Mrs Robinson's office. |
| "The Fees Office was correct not to process these items," he added. | "The Fees Office was correct not to process these items," he added. |
| "Mrs Robinson has one of lowest expense claims of all the Northern Ireland MPs, as well as being in the lowest 15% of expense claims in the House of Commons." | "Mrs Robinson has one of lowest expense claims of all the Northern Ireland MPs, as well as being in the lowest 15% of expense claims in the House of Commons." |
| Other MPs claimed for a range of items including Secretary of State Shaun Woodward, for 456 tins of Diet Coke. | Other MPs claimed for a range of items including Secretary of State Shaun Woodward, for 456 tins of Diet Coke. |
| To find out more about your MP's expenses use the options below. | To find out more about your MP's expenses use the options below. |
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