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11 May 2009
A new auditing body, independent of the House of Commons staff who currently check MPs' claims, will be announced today by the House of Commons Commission, the Daily Telegraph reported.
The House authorities hope the new body will help reassure voters about MPs' use of their expenses, the newspaper said.
However, the rules governing what MPs can and cannot claim will not be changed, meaning the new audit body may not make a significant difference to what is claimed, the Telegraph said.
The auditing plan was announced by Sir Stuart Bell, a Labour MP who sits on the Commission.
'We are going to some length to meet the public's anxiety and give them reassurance,' the paper quoted Sir Stuart as saying. The new unit will 'reassure the public that we do take fully into account their concerns'.
The audit body will be staffed by 'skilled people from outside parliament', Sir Stuart said. Once the unit is established, he hoped it will be 'hived off' to the private sector.
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MP's expenses
the rule for what MPs can claim needs to be tight, closing all lopeholes. Second home allowance for MPs based in London should not exist. They are paid a salary, they should pay out it for alternative accommodation like rest of us. invest that money into better education, abolish fees for uni and nhs.
Posted by: Mrs Ahmed, 13 May 2009 | 00:00