Comments on: The Legg letters: the 24 21 Lib Dem MPs staying silent http://www.libdemvoice.org/the-legg-letters-the-24-lib-dem-mps-staying-silent-16559.html Our place to talk - an independent website for supporters of the Liberal Democrat party in the UK. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:36:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rennard’s expenses clearance: Party needs to learn some lessons in transparency http://www.libdemvoice.org/the-legg-letters-the-24-lib-dem-mps-staying-silent-16559.html#comment-100229 Rennard’s expenses clearance: Party needs to learn some lessons in transparency Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:31:01 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=16559#comment-100229 [...] response to the expenses row is not restricted to the leadership, by the way. There are still 21 Lib Dem MPs whose Legg letters remain (to the best of my knowledge) secret, despite the recommendation of the whip’s office that they all issue a statement on their [...] [...] response to the expenses row is not restricted to the leadership, by the way. There are still 21 Lib Dem MPs whose Legg letters remain (to the best of my knowledge) secret, despite the recommendation of the whip’s office that they all issue a statement on their [...]

]]> By: Martin Tod http://www.libdemvoice.org/the-legg-letters-the-24-lib-dem-mps-staying-silent-16559.html#comment-100002 Martin Tod Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:49:01 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=16559#comment-100002 There's a <a href="http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/4688351.MP_may_have_to_repay_____11/?ref=mr" rel="nofollow">report on Mark Oaten's expenses in the Hampshire Chronicle</a>. <blockquote>Mr Oaten’s letter did not order him to repay anything. Instead, the auditors have asked him to explain a suspected rent over-claim of £11 while staying in the capital. They also want more details about mortgage payments on his London flat in 2006 and 2007. During those two years, auditors believe that he could have claimed up to £161 too much. However, Mr Oaten said the confusion was down to several interest rate changes, and his figures could well be proved right. He said: “It may well be that what I have to do is to repay £11.” </blockquote> There’s a report on Mark Oaten’s expenses in the Hampshire Chronicle.

Mr Oaten’s letter did not order him to repay anything.

Instead, the auditors have asked him to explain a suspected rent over-claim of £11 while staying in the capital.

They also want more details about mortgage payments on his London flat in 2006 and 2007. During those two years, auditors believe that he could have claimed up to £161 too much.

However, Mr Oaten said the confusion was down to several interest rate changes, and his figures could well be proved right.

He said: “It may well be that what I have to do is to repay £11.”

]]> By: Pete Roberts http://www.libdemvoice.org/the-legg-letters-the-24-lib-dem-mps-staying-silent-16559.html#comment-100001 Pete Roberts Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:42:12 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=16559#comment-100001 Spoke to Mark Williams at Welsh Conference he has been asked for a rental receipt from just after his election when he was staying with friends and is seeking clarification back on a suggested double claim for which no detail was supplied to him and which he cant trace in his records. He was unaware of this attempt to collate information hence the lack of direct input from him Spoke to Mark Williams at Welsh Conference he has been asked for a rental receipt from just after his election when he was staying with friends and is seeking clarification back on a suggested double claim for which no detail was supplied to him and which he cant trace in his records. He was unaware of this attempt to collate information hence the lack of direct input from him

]]> By: john zims http://www.libdemvoice.org/the-legg-letters-the-24-lib-dem-mps-staying-silent-16559.html#comment-99953 john zims Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:54:10 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=16559#comment-99953 From the Telgraph: 'Mr Harvey has claimed a total of £143,658 for his house in London since 2001, including interest payments on the £340,000 home which last year amounted to £1,258 a month, and £30 per month for his subscription to Sky Sports.' WOW! From the Telgraph:

‘Mr Harvey has claimed a total of £143,658 for his house in London since 2001, including interest payments on the £340,000 home which last year amounted to £1,258 a month, and £30 per month for his subscription to Sky Sports.’

WOW!

]]> By: Nick http://www.libdemvoice.org/the-legg-letters-the-24-lib-dem-mps-staying-silent-16559.html#comment-99944 Nick Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:40:47 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=16559#comment-99944 Bob Russell - there was a report in this week's Essex County Standard that said he'd been asked for some further information on his mortgage interest payments by Legg, but hasn't been asked to pay anything back. I notice that Mike Hancock (who Bob shares a flat with) is in the same position. Bob Russell – there was a report in this week’s Essex County Standard that said he’d been asked for some further information on his mortgage interest payments by Legg, but hasn’t been asked to pay anything back. I notice that Mike Hancock (who Bob shares a flat with) is in the same position.

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