Kit Kat, light bulbs and face paints among items Mark Fisher charged to the taxpayer

Saturday, June 20, 2009, 09:00

STOKE-ON-TRENT Central MP Mark Fisher claimed 34 pence for a four finger Kit Kat and £2.58 for a bottle of Toilet Duck on a £58.45 expenses claim for stationery from Staples.

In the same claim was a bottle of Fairy Liquid for £3.58, a box of facial tissues for £5.12 and a pack of light bulbs for £4.56.

Overall, in the last four years Mr Fisher claimed £30,430.16 in offices expenses – the majority of which went on office rent, photocopying, phone bill and office supplies.

Mr Fisher bought a Sony laptop worth £599.99 in December 2007 and then claimed the same amount for a Toshiba laptop from PC World in February 2008.

Other claims included £40.32 of Christmas stamps, a Collins Essential Dictionary for £12.99, 12 fun chunky crayons and a face painting kit for £4.58.

Last month it was revealed that Mr Fisher's second home cost taxpayers £50,334.45 over the past four years.

Overall, out of the six Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire MPs, he claimed the lowest amount of second home allowances, although his mortgage/rent costs leapt from £4.952.94 in 2006/07 to £15,002 in 2007/08 after he moved to a more expensive London property.

Mr Fisher told The Sentinel he was 'horrified' to see that parts of the claims had been 'blanked out'.

He said: "I was not consulted and did not approve the decision to blank out any information except for the personal details of my staff.

"I will be making steps to ensure all of the information is in the public domain on my website as soon as possible.

"Even my address was blanked out which is ridiculous as everyone knows where I live.

"It just makes people suspicious that MPs have got something to hide."

Mark Fisher MP Stoke-on-Trent Central:

Incidental Expenses Provision

2004/05 – £7,380.36

2005/06 – £7,088.44

2006/07 – £8,478.11

2007/08 – £7,483.25

Communications Allowance

2007/08 – £6,361.82

Kit Kat, light bulbs and face paints among items Mark Fisher charged to the taxpayer
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