Mod Cons And Labour Saving Devices On MPs’ John Lewis List
YOU cannot help but notice that David Cameron’s kitchen is not too shabby.
On his Webcameron, the kitchen has all the mod cons - which might make a good name for Dave’s rebranded party. (Note to the Tory marketing team - call me.)
Very soon all MPs will be setting up a camera in their kitchens. News is that MPs are now allowed to claim expenses of up to £10,000 for a new kitchen.
And they can kit it out. There is an additional £2,000 allowance for furniture and £750 for a TV or stereo. The one proviso is that they should own a second home. Or, failing that, they should invent one.
It all part of the so-called “John Lewis list” used by Commons officials to list maximum amounts for items.
MPs can claim items up to £23,000 per year.
That list in full:
Air conditioning unit - £299.99
Bed - £1,000.00
Bedside cabinet - £100.00
Bookcase/shelf - £200.00
Bookcase/cabinet - £500.00
Carpet - £35.00 per square metre
Carpet fitting - £6.50 per square metre
Coffee maker/machine - £100.00
Coffee table - £250.00
Dining armchairs (each) - £150.00
Dining chairs (each) - £90.00
Dining table - £600.00
Dishwasher - £375.00
Drawer chest (five) - £500.00
Dressing table - £500.00
Dry cleaning - both personal and household [items] are allowable within reasonable limits
Food mixer - £200.00
Freestanding mirror - £300.00
Fridge/freezer combi - £550.00
Gas cooker - £650.00
Hi-fi/stereo - £750.00
Installation of new bathroom - £6,335.00
Installation of new kitchen - £10,000.00
Lamp table - £200.00
Nest of tables - £200.00
Recordable DVD - £270.00
Rugs (each) - £300.00
Shredder - £50.00
Sideboard - £795.00
Suite of furniture - £2,000.00
Television set - £750.00
Tumble dryer - £250.00
Underlay (basic) - £6.99 per square metre
Wardrobe - £700.00
Washer dryer - £500.00
Washing machine - £350.00
Wooden flooring/carpets - £35.00 per square metre
Workstation - £150.00
The list offers an insight into the tastes of our great and good. The modern shredder against the nest of tables.
Not Teas Maid; no electric blanket; no heated rollers. No iPod shuffle; no wind turbine; oddly, no webcam…
Posted: 13th, March 2008 | In: Conservatives, David Cameron, Money, Politicians Comments (6) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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March 14th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
What I find interesting is the amount of PUBLIC money they think is reasonable to spend on furnishing a second home. Much more than the average wage earner can spend even after a decade of working………but never mind those workers can take comfort in that the taxes they pay are helping to feather the 2nd nests of those who serve us in government………as well as all the other little handouts and expenses they can occur like thier lunches ( can’t have them making their own and taking it to work in their lunch boxes like the rest of us mortals to save a bob or two).
March 14th, 2008 at 11:06 am
How do politicans sleep at night easy when we are paying one thousand pounds for a bed.For the price of a politician’s bed you could fit out two whole bedrooms from a shop in the centre of our town.Where do they shop in Harrods.
March 14th, 2008 at 10:25 am
So MP salaries are just spending money - lucky them. But I wonder (rather charitably) how many of them have claimed for all they can? I heard Will Haig talking on the radio about his new book and he mentioned that MP’s have little time to think about money, due to the excessive busyness of the job. I think he said that when Pitt left office he was in serious debt because of this.
BTW I think it is outrageous that MPs now don’t need to submit receipts for claims up to £25, why not?
March 13th, 2008 at 10:46 pm
the joys of Nu -Lab?
March 13th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Well I guess the dearth of posts here just shows how used, or rather how the populace has been sedated by years of silent dictatorship.
March 13th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
OOOh my hall and office flooring cost £79 psm, its very chic and desirable….and after a flood the insurance paid