The website of Ben Wallace, Member of Parliament for Lancaster & Wyre Constituency.

Following recent controversies over 'Parliamentary Allowances' of Members of Parliament, Ben has decided to publish listings of all his expenses for each financial year;

Click here to view each Budget year: 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 | 2007-2008

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2007-2008 Expenses

Incidental Expenses Provision (IEP) 2007-2008 Download

Additional Cost Allowance (ACA) 2007-2008 Download

Communications Allowance 2007-2008 Download

2006-2007 Expenses
Incidental Expenses Provision (IEP)
Date of Claim	Amount of Claim	Description
15-Apr-06	£54.05	mobile telephone (direct payment)
18-Apr-06	£402.00	website (direct payment)
18-Apr-06	£30.00	St. John's Church- surgery venue (direct payment)
21-Apr-06	£11.80	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
21-Apr-06	£1.00	parking (Member's reimbursement)
22-Apr-06	£152.75	Siemens Financial Services LTD Quarterly - rental of photocopier (direct payment)
24-Apr-06	£18	Trinity Community Centre - surgery venue (direct payment)
25-Apr-06	£217.50	o2 (Member's reimbursement)
25-Apr-06	£1.00	parking (Member's reimbursement)
27-Apr-06	£250	Newspapers, periodicals - cash reimbursement
04-May-06	£52.36	Lancashire Evening Post - surgery advert (direct payment)
08-May-06	£30.55	Forsythe & Steele - advert giving contact details (direct payment)
09-May-06	£19.50	newspapers (Member's reimbursement)
09-May-06	£5.70	postage (Member's reimbursement)
09-May-06	£99.99	o2 (Member's reimbursement)
09-May-06	£113.99	o2 (Member's reimbursement)
09-May-06	£16.00	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
10-May-06	£289.37	Business Service and Supplies (direct payment)
10-May-06	£57.63	BT (direct payment)
15-May-06	£350	Thornton Community News (direct payment)
15-May-06	£54.05	mobile telephone (direct payment)
16-May-06	£250	petty cash (Member's reimbursement)
16-May-06	£79.99	o2 (Member's reimbursement)
18-May-06	£9.50	Wyre Borough Council - surgery venue (direct payment)
18-May-06	£134.84	Banner (direct payment)*
18-May-06	£100.66	Banner (direct payment)
May	£14.65	Postage (staff reimbursement)
05-Jun-06	£1,666.85	Royal Mail - newsletter distribution (direct payment)
05-Jun-06	£185.89	Business Service and Supplies (direct payment)
14-Jun-06	£54.05	mobile telephone (direct payment)
20-Jun-06	£239.92	bt broadband (Member's reimbursement)
21-Jun-06	£63.47	Siemens Financial Services LTD Quarterly - rental of photocopier (direct payment)
21-Jun-06	£11	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
21-Jun-06	£60	Car hire / taxi (Member's reimbursement)
21-Jun-06	£16	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
21-Jun-06	£13	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
21-Jun-06	£19.50	newspapers (Member's reimbursement)
21-Jun-06	£25.60	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
21-Jun-06	£13.50	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
21-Jun-06	£100.90	o2 (Member's reimbursement)
22-Jun-06	£1,972.83	Page Fast - newsletter printing (direct payment)
27-Jun-06	£250.00	Travel Insurance - (Cash reimbursment)
27-Jun-06	£29.99	bt broadband (Member's reimbursement)
13-Jul-06	£54.05	mobile telephone - (direct payment)
17-Jul-06	£10	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
17-Jul-06	£8.99	books (Member's reimbursement)
17-Jul-06	£237.13	o2 (Member's reimbursement)
17-Jul-06	£16.53	o2 (Member's reimbursement)
20-Jul-06	£152.75	Siemens Financial Services LTD Quarterly - rental of photocopier (direct payment)
24-Jul-06	£115.15	Banner (direct payment)
25-Jul-06	£91.21	Banner (direct payment)
25-Jul-06	£156.28	Niki Gorick stationary (direct payment)
25-Jul-06	£18.00	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
25-Jul-06	£15.00	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
27-Jul-06	£44.06	Banner (direct payment)
July	£5,587.13	Copier and Folder Inserter (direct payment)
02-Aug-06	£14.69	Banner (direct payment)
07-Aug-06	£45.00	Trinity Community Centre - surgery venue (direct payment)
10-Aug-06	£48.35	BT (direct payment)
10-Aug-06	£10.91	Banner (direct payment)
12-Aug-06	£250.00	petty cash (Member's reimbursement)
22-Aug-06	£1.90	postage (Member's reimbursement)
22-Aug-06	£10.14	newspapers (Member's reimbursement)
22-Aug-06	£115.27	bt broadband (Member's reimbursement)
29-Aug-06	£103.75	Banner (direct payment)
29-Aug-06	£528.28	Banner (direct payment)
29-Aug-06	£75.41	Banner (direct payment)
30-Aug-06	£117.12	o2 (Member's reimbursement)
30-Aug-06	£39.75	anti-virus software - symantec (58.98 euros) (Member's reimbursement)
01-Sep-06	£70.50	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
07-Sep-06	£103.35	o2 (Member's reimbursement)
07-Sep-06	£100.97	2 printer cartridges @ £37.99 and shreader £24.99 (members reimbursement)
07-Sep-06	£412.22	Adobe Professional Software purchased through Amazon (Member's reimbursement)
13-Sep-06	£18.94	Banner (direct payment)
18-Sep-06	£2.70	parking (member reimbursement)
18-Sep-06	£65.45	Johnston Publishing - advert giving contact details (direct payment)
21-Sep-06	£11.68	postage and paper (member reimbursement)
22-Sep-06	£368.97	CF Asset Finance Limited Quarterly - risograph rental costs (direct payment)
09-Oct-06	£13.50	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
09-Oct-06	£5.41	postage (Member's reimbursement)
09-Oct-06	£30.55	Forsythe & Steele - advert giving contact details (direct payment)
10-Oct-06	£176.02	staff calls (staff reimbursement)
10-Oct-06	£104.53	o2 (Member's reimbursement)
10-Oct-06	£5.50	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
10-Oct-06	£8.00	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
12-Oct-06	£250.00	Office maintenance (Cash reimbursement)
12-Oct-06	£66.00	parking (Member's reimbursement)
12-Oct-06	£1.70	postage (Member's reimbursement)
12-Oct-06	£8.74	postage (Member's reimbursement)
24-Oct-06	£11.75	image for website obtained from House of Commons
25-Oct-06	£18.62	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
25-Oct-06	£11.00	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
02-Nov-06	£4.10	postage (Member's reimbursement)
02-Nov-06	£86.20	staff calls (staff reimbursement)
02-Nov-06	£6.95	Postage
06-Nov-06	£30.00	St. John's Church - surgery venue (direct payment)
07-Nov-06	£20.19	newspapers (Member's reimbursement)
07-Nov-06	£9.00	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
07-Nov-06	£10.00	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
15-Nov-06	£350.00	Thornton Community News (direct payment)
17-Nov-06	£9.00	Wyre Borough Council - surgery venue (direct payment)
17-Nov-06	£48.35	BT (direct payment)
17-Nov-06	£12.00	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
17-Nov-06	£11.00	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
17-Nov-06	£15.00	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
17-Nov-06	£10.00	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
22-Nov-06	£79.94	o2 (Member's reimbursement)
24-Nov-06	£13.50	Trinity Community Centre - surgery venue (direct payment)
29-Nov-06	£89.96	bt broadband (Member's reimbursement)
29-Nov-06	£41.63	bt broadband (Member's reimbursement)
29-Nov-06	£96.48	bt broadband (Member's reimbursement)
04-Dec-06	£15.28	Forsythe & Steele - advert giving contact details (direct payment)
06-Dec-06	£500.00	parking, subscriptions, legal services and Newspapers last 6months (Cash Reimbursement)
06-Dec-06	£18.00	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
06-Dec-06	£23.00	postage (Member's reimbursement)
06-Dec-06	£42.12	o2 (Member's reimbursement)
06-Dec-06	£12.00	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
06-Dec-06	£185.68	postage (Member's reimbursement)
14-Dec-06	£97.90	BT
14-Dec-06	£109.20	BT
15-Dec-06	£149.39	Banner (direct payment)
15-Dec-06	£157.45	Dell- printer cartridges (direct payment)
18-Dec-06	£368.97	CF Asset Finance Limited Quarterly - risograph rental costs (direct payment)
18-Dec-06	£58.05	staff calls (staff reimbursement)
09-Jan-07	£123.38	Banner (direct payment)
10-Jan-07	£57.20	newspapers (Member's reimbursement)
10-Jan-07	£1,066.30	john lewis office furniture (Member's reimbursement)
10-Jan-07	£96.58	o2 (Member's reimbursement)
15-Jan-07	£35.99	postage (Member's reimbursement)
15-Jan-07	£29.98	pc world - cables (Member's reimbursement)
15-Jan-07	£32.00	postage (Member's reimbursement)
15-Jan-07	£130.00	Great Eccleston Village Centre (direct payment)**
15-Jan-07	£390.00	Great Eccleston Village Centre (direct payment)
23-Jan-07	£12.00	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
23-Jan-07	£20.69	postage (Member's reimbursement)
23-Jan-07	£22.38	newspapers (Member's reimbursement)
23-Jan-07	£59.97	pc world 3 print cartridges @ £19.99 (Member's reimbursement)
23-Jan-07	£116.60	bt broadband (Member's reimbursement)
23-Jan-07	£223.08	Royal Mail newsletter distribution (direct payment)
29-Jan-07	£13.50	Trinity Community Centre - surgery venue (direct payment)
30-Jan-07	£65.44	o2 (Member's reimbursement)
30-Jan-07	£9.00	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
31-Jan-07	£51.95	Banner (direct payment)
05-Feb-07	£15.28	Forsythe & Steele - advert giving contact details (direct payment)
06-Feb-07	£228.46	Royal Mail newsletter distribution (direct payment)
08-Feb-07	£104.94	comet phone @ £89.95 and mons 124792 (printer cartridge?) £14.99 (Member's reimbursement)
08-Feb-07	£12.40	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
08-Feb-07	£15.00	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
08-Feb-07	£11.99	phil pfg519 comet (Member's reimbursement)
08-Feb-07	£30.35	newspapers (Member's reimbursement)
09-Feb-07	£1,625.00	Constituency Office Rent (direct payment)
12-Feb-07	£225.14	Royal Mail newsletter distribution (direct payment)
14-Feb-07	£150.00	bt broadband (Member's reimbursement)
17-Feb-07	£300.00	website
02-Mar-07	£15.28	Forsythe & Steele - advert giving contact details (direct payment)
06-Mar-07	£16.50	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
06-Mar-07	£71.04	o2 (Member's reimbursement)
06-Mar-07	£5.00	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
06-Mar-07	£10.00	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
06-Mar-07	£65.00	telephone calls from usa while away with a Cross Party Group of MPs (Member's reimbursement)
06-Mar-07	£40.72	newspapers (Member's reimbursement)
07-Mar-07	£240.41	Business Service and Supplies (direct payment)
07-Mar-07	£123.22	iris scanner (Member's reimbursement)
	£289.91	o2 (Member's reimbursement)
08-Mar-07	£40.38	newspapers (direct payment)
09-Mar-07	£2,590.88	website design (direct payment)
09-Mar-07	£81.07	Orbit Satellite Installations - tv aerial installation (direct payment)
	£225.00	paper and print cartridges and desk trays (Member's reimbursement)
	£500.00	Monitor PC World Lancaster (Cash Reimbursment)
12-Mar-07	£9.40	surgery venue hire
20-Mar-07	£368.97	CF Asset Finance Limited Quarterly - risograph rental costs (direct payment)
20-Mar-07	£1,625.00	Constituency Office Rent (direct payment)
	£1,900.00	Personnel tax liability for Office Equipment:
	£250.00	Overnight Northern Ireland
	£15.00	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
	£28.00	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
	£10.00	taxi (Member's reimbursement)
30-Mar-07	£30.55	Forsythe & Steele - advert giving contact details (direct payment)
04-Apr-07	£71.06	Newsquest (direct payment)
04-Apr-07	£37.56	Banner (direct payment)
04-Apr-07	£10.87	Banner (direct payment)
04-Apr-07	£2.29	Banner (direct payment)
04-Apr-07	£40.63	Banner (direct payment)
10-Apr-07	£18.50	Great Ecceleston Village Centre (direct payment)
18-Apr-07	£70.50	website maintenance (direct payment)
19-Apr-07	£42.75	staff travel (staff reimbursement)
19-Apr-07	£0.59	stationery
	£250.00	Research Paper (Cash reimbursement)
	£3.00	TBC - claim to be verified
	£34,326.35
		newsletter printing and distribution
		surgery venue hire and advertising
		equipment leasing
		other equipment
		total taxi journeys
		IT equipment
		general running costs including stationery, telephones, petty cash, parking, research papers etc.
		Website


* Banner is the stationery firm which supply Offices at the House of Commons
** Great Eccleston Village Centre is where Mr Wallace's Constituency Office is based
*** Date of Claim is not necessary date of spend
**** claims made under "petty cash" entries and then subsequently used for purchase verified by receipt they are refered to as Cash Reimbursment with item specified.
***** All claims backed by reciepts

Additional Costs Allowance (ACA)		2006-2007
	ACA Member's reimbursement
Date of Claim	Member's Claim	Detail
10/04/2006	£2234.01	rent
25/04/2006	£2271.54	rent
12/05/2006	£87.32	Thames Water
12/05/2006	£369.96	London Energy
12/05/2006	£1072.35	Council Tax
24/05/2006	£2299.32	rent
08/06/2006	£557.33	London Energy
14/06/2006	£77.50	hotel
21/06/2006	£2298.62	rent
21/06/2006	£280.83	hotel
21/07/2006	£2322.94	rent
29/08/2006	£2298.62	rent
29/08/2006	£99.57	London Energy
18/09/2006	£2298.62	rent
18/10/2006	£2303.39	rent
14/12/2006	£1238.08	rent

2005-2006 Expenses

Incidental Expenses Provision (IEP) 2005-2006 Download

Additional Cost Allowance (ACA) 2005-2006 Download