Wednesday 11 May 2011

Political Expenses special - Brian Coleman LFEPA expenses scandal

London Assembly member Brian Coleman, is allowed to claim expenses to cover his costs a member of the LFEPA (London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority).

Details for April 2010 to March 2011 are here :-

http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/mem_exp_10_11.asp

You may be interested to see how much he claims compared to his colleagues


Brian Coleman April 2010 to March 2011 £3,480.20
Darren Johnson April 2010 to March 2011 £0.00
Gareth Bacon April 2010 to March 2011 £0.00
Mike Tuffrey April 2010 to March 2011 £0.00
Murad Qureshi April 2010 to March 2011 £0.00
Navin Shah April 2010 to March 2011 £0.00
Richard Tracey April 2010 to March 2011 £23.96
Tony Arbour April 2010 to March 2011 £378.86

You may wonder what costs so much. Well amongst the other entries, it seems that the Taxpayer is picking up the bill for Conservative members away days :-


6/11/2010 Travel Members' car mileage - London Councils Conservative Group Away Day at Westminster City Hall, SW1 £11.44
26/11/2010 Travel Congestion Charge - London Councils Conservative Group Away Day at Westminster City Hall, SW1 £8.00

There are plenty of other interesting items here :-

http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/Brian_Coleman_2010_2011.asp

I don't see why the London Taxpayer should subsidise Tory Away Days. Interestingly his Tory Colleagues haven't claimed for this

2 comments:

Mrs Angry said...

appalling waste of tax payers' money

Dan said...

It all seems to be Taxi fares or Member's car mileage. Was the underground out of order on all the days he travelled? Or is the fat councillor not able to stomach public travel?