Expense claims made by MPs for Christmas parties

Request

Please provide me with figures for and details of any expenses claims (original receipts where possible) made by members of the House of Commons and House of Lords for Christmas parties, Christmas drinks events, Christmas meals and Christmas restaurant outings for each of the past two years. Please provide details/a description of individual events, the date and location of each event and who attended, if this information is held. Please provide the date each claim was made.

Response

Such claims as referred to above are not allowable under the MPs’ Scheme of Business Costs and Expenses and, therefore, we not hold the information you request.

IPSA is not the authority responsible for making payments to Members of the House of Lords.  To request this information you may wish to contact the House of Lords FOI team, via the following email address: FOILords@parliament.uk.

Ref:
FOI2012-A126
Disclosure:
3 January 2013
Categories:
GENERAL EXPENSES ENQUIRY
Exemptions Applied:
None