Summary
The cash claimed by Welsh MPs for travel has been revealed in detail for the first time after a two-year Freedom of Information Act battle with House of Commons authorities. Although total travel costs have been revealed before, a detailed breakdown of the sums claimed for going by car, plane, taxi and train has not been published until now. The figures were released to Liberal Democrat MP Norman Baker after he won a two-year fight with Commons authorities. Mr Baker said he hoped that the publication of the figures would put pressure on MPs both to keep their expenses claims down and to travel by the most environmentally-friendly means of transport.
Welsh MPs have managed to keep a lid on their claims, and the four highest spenders perhaps unsurprisingly all come from the north- west constituencies furthest away from London.See the full content of this document
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Welsh Mps' Travel Expenses Laid Bare for the First Time
Highest Welsh spender is Plaid Cymru's parliamentary leader Elfyn Llwyd, who claimed pounds 12,807, including more than pounds 8,000 on train fares, bu...
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