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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT
Posted by: Paul Fisher
Date/Time: 22/11/09 12:38:00

The Sunday Times reports that our Annie is claiming for yet another office so how may does this lazy MP actually need and where is it,Waterloo or the derilict Brentford shell she claims to live in? Perhaps Robin as her spokesman uses it and writes the letters from Sue and Gloria there as well as advising her to promote the expansion of Mogden?

THE health minister, Ann Keen, is facing a parliamentary inquiry after receiving £12,000 in expenses for an office at home, despite having three other official workplaces.

Keen, a former parliamentary aide to Gordon Brown, received monthly cash payments of £250 for at least four years in an arrangement with the House of Commons authorities that did not require her to submit itemised receipts.

She enjoys the use of three other offices: one in parliament, an office at the Department of Health, and a constituency office in her Brentford and Isleworth seat in west London.

Her husband, Alan Keen, Labour MP for Feltham and Heston, also in west London, also received regular payments of £250 a month to fund an office at home during the same period — although he had to submit specific claims.

It is not known whether the couple — who have been nicknamed “Mr and Mrs Expenses” — were claiming for the same home office.

Ann Keen has refused to say how the money was used or which of her two homes the office is located in.

She has also declined to comment on why she needs a home office paid for by the taxpayer.

Keen and her husband share a flat in a luxury Thames-side block a short walk from Westminster and a house in Brentford that was unoccupied for a year, according to their neighbours.

Squatters reported seeing a “dusty old computer” in a back office after they broke into the couple’s Brentford house earlier this year to highlight the extent of MPs’ expenses.

The Keens have claimed almost £140,000 over four years towards the cost of their Thames-side flat even though their main home is less than 10 miles away.

The payments for Ann Keen’s office have emerged as a result of a freedom of information request by The Sunday Times about direct funding to a minority of MPs.

Although a handful of members have mobile phone and laptop charges paid directly by the Commons, Keen is the only MP who is given payments for use of her “home as office”.

The payments were made from April 2004 to March 2008. It is not known whether the funding arrangement has continued since last year because the House of Commons refused to release the information.

Matthew Elliott, chief executive of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, questioned why Ann Keen needed so many offices. He will refer the matter to John Lyon, the parliamentary commissioner for standards, this week.

“The cash handouts are highly questionable, and must be investigated by the parliamentary authorities,” he said.

“Why should taxpayers subsidise a home office when they are already footing the bill for others? Mrs Keen has shown utter contempt for her constituents by refusing to explain or justify her actions.”"


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ICG SPLIT16/11/09 17:08:00 Councillor Sue Sampson
   Re:ICG SPLIT16/11/09 17:10:00 Phil Andrews
   Re:ICG SPLIT16/11/09 23:29:00 Councillor Sue Sampson
      Re:Re:ICG SPLIT17/11/09 01:35:00 Phil Andrews
         Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT17/11/09 11:23:00 Andrew Sibley
            Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT17/11/09 12:02:00 Phil Andrews
         Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT17/11/09 12:13:00 Robin Taylor
            Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT17/11/09 12:32:00 Phil Andrews
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT17/11/09 12:42:00 Robin Taylor
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT17/11/09 13:48:00 Phil Andrews
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT17/11/09 14:05:00 Robin Taylor
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT17/11/09 14:20:00 Adam Beamish
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT17/11/09 14:23:00 Phil Andrews
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT17/11/09 16:56:00 Manria Kaur
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT17/11/09 17:14:00 Phil Andrews
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT17/11/09 20:41:00 Robin Taylor
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT17/11/09 15:42:00 Paul Fisher
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT17/11/09 18:00:00 Robin Taylor
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT17/11/09 18:51:00 Councillor Sue Sampson
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT17/11/09 20:50:00 Phil Andrews
                  False Light17/11/09 17:44:00 Colin Murphy
                     Re:False Light17/11/09 18:21:00 Phil Andrews
                        Re:Re:False Light17/11/09 19:03:00 James Dee
                           Re:Re:Re:False Light17/11/09 19:27:00 Simon Anderson
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:False Light17/11/09 20:45:00 Phil Andrews
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:False Light17/11/09 20:48:00 Robin Taylor
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:False Light17/11/09 21:13:00 Steve Taylor
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:False Light17/11/09 21:38:00 Robin Taylor
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:False Light17/11/09 21:54:00 Adam Beamish
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:False Light17/11/09 22:04:00 Steve Taylor
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:False Light17/11/09 22:09:00 Adam Beamish
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:False Light17/11/09 21:54:00 Phil Andrews
                                          The New Messiah is trying to raise cash17/11/09 22:22:00 Robin Taylor
                                             Re:The New Messiah is trying to raise cash17/11/09 22:47:00 Phil Andrews
                                                Re:Re:The New Messiah is trying to raise cash17/11/09 22:48:00 Phil Andrews
                                                   I'm ashamed17/11/09 22:57:00 Robin Taylor
                                                      Re:I'm ashamed17/11/09 23:08:00 Phil Andrews
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:False Light17/11/09 21:56:00 Steve Taylor
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:False Light17/11/09 23:30:00 Councillor Sue Sampson
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:False Light17/11/09 23:44:00 Phil Andrews
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:False Light18/11/09 07:39:00 Steve Taylor
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:False Light18/11/09 11:53:00 Manria Kaur
                                                   :Re:Re:False Light18/11/09 12:31:00 Steve Taylor
                                                      Re::Re:Re:False Light18/11/09 17:27:00 Manria Kaur
                                                         Re:Re::Re:Re:False Light18/11/09 17:56:00 Steve Taylor
                                                         Re:Re::Re:Re:False Light18/11/09 22:34:00 Robin Taylor
                                                            Re:Re:Re::Re:Re:False Light18/11/09 23:13:00 Steve Taylor
                                                               Re:Re:Re:Re::Re:Re:False Light18/11/09 23:19:00 Robin Taylor
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:False Light18/11/09 07:41:00 Steve Taylor
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:False Light18/11/09 17:34:00 Paul Fisher
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:False Light18/11/09 19:03:00 Andrew Sibley
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:False Light18/11/09 21:12:00 Robin Taylor
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:False Light18/11/09 22:55:00 Andrew Sibley
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:False Light19/11/09 09:34:00 Councillor Sue Sampson
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:False Light19/11/09 12:16:00 Phil Andrews
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:False Light19/11/09 13:22:00 Councillor Sue Sampson
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:False Light19/11/09 13:31:00 Phil Andrews
   Re:ICG SPLIT19/11/09 02:15:00 Councillor Sue Sampson
      Re:Re:ICG SPLIT19/11/09 07:54:00 Steve Taylor
         Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT19/11/09 08:16:00 Phil Andrews
            Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT20/11/09 20:50:00 Diana Oppe
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT21/11/09 17:26:00 Steve Taylor
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT21/11/09 17:38:00 Diana Oppe
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT21/11/09 18:30:00 Steve Taylor
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT22/11/09 12:38:00 Paul Fisher
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT24/11/09 19:32:00 Christopher Boucher
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT24/11/09 20:00:00 Robin Taylor
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT24/11/09 20:36:00 Steve Taylor
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT25/11/09 08:15:00 Christopher Boucher
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT25/11/09 08:33:00 Steve Taylor
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT25/11/09 09:00:00 Phil Andrews
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT25/11/09 09:23:00 Christopher Boucher
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT25/11/09 10:04:00 Phil Andrews
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT25/11/09 10:55:00 Phil Andrews
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT25/11/09 10:59:00 Christopher Boucher
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT25/11/09 11:15:00 Phil Andrews
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT25/11/09 11:37:00 Christopher Boucher
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT25/11/09 21:03:00 Simon Anderson
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT25/11/09 00:41:00 Andrew Sibley
   Re:ICG SPLIT25/11/09 09:51:00 Harley Buckner
      Re:Re:ICG SPLIT25/11/09 10:04:00 Andrew Sibley
         Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT25/11/09 10:58:00 Phil Andrews
            Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT25/11/09 11:28:00 Vanessa Smith
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT25/11/09 11:39:00 Phil Andrews
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT25/11/09 12:13:00 Robin Taylor
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT25/11/09 12:39:00 Phil Andrews
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT25/11/09 18:44:00 Vanessa Smith
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT25/11/09 18:55:00 Harley Buckner
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT25/11/09 19:23:00 Phil Andrews
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT25/11/09 19:42:00 Fran Naughton
   Re:ICG SPLIT27/11/09 18:56:00 Councillor Sue Sampson
      Re:Re:ICG SPLIT27/11/09 19:02:00 Phil Andrews
         Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT27/11/09 19:18:00 Simon Anderson
            Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT27/11/09 21:06:00 Robin Taylor
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT27/11/09 21:36:00 Simon Anderson
      Re:Re:ICG SPLIT27/11/09 19:17:00 Simon Anderson
         Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT27/11/09 23:49:00 Councillor Sue Sampson
            Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT28/11/09 11:50:00 Simon Anderson
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT28/11/09 23:39:00 Councillor Sue Sampson
            Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT28/11/09 23:50:00 Steve Taylor
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT29/11/09 02:01:00 Councillor Sue Sampson
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT29/11/09 10:39:00 Steve Taylor
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT29/11/09 12:52:00 Simon Anderson
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT29/11/09 12:45:00 Simon Anderson
   Re:ICG SPLIT29/11/09 01:55:00 Councillor Sue Sampson
      Re:Re:ICG SPLIT29/11/09 12:50:00 Simon Anderson
         Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT29/11/09 17:16:00 Councillor Sue Sampson
            Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT29/11/09 17:53:00 Simon Anderson
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT29/11/09 18:00:00 Robin Taylor
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT29/11/09 18:22:00 Simon Anderson
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT29/11/09 18:24:00 Simon Anderson
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT29/11/09 21:01:00 Robin Taylor
                        Pants on fire?29/11/09 21:39:00 Colin Murphy
                           Re:Pants on fire?29/11/09 21:57:00 Robin Taylor
                           Re:Pants on fire?30/11/09 11:13:00 Simon Anderson
                              Re:Re:Pants on fire?30/11/09 11:47:00 Colin Murphy
                                 Re:Re:Re:Pants on fire?30/11/09 11:51:00 Simon Anderson
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT29/11/09 21:48:00 Phil Andrews
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT29/11/09 22:22:00 Robin Taylor
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT30/11/09 11:34:00 Simon Anderson
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT30/11/09 11:27:00 Simon Anderson
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT30/11/09 11:12:00 Simon Anderson
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT30/11/09 13:45:00 Paul Fisher
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT30/11/09 13:48:00 Simon Anderson
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT30/11/09 17:41:00 Robin Taylor
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:ICG SPLIT30/11/09 22:07:00 Simon Anderson

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