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June 2009 update: Printed documents and receipts relating to MPs’ Additional Costs Allowance (ACA), Incidental Expenses Provision (IEP) and Communications Allowance claims dating back to 2004/05 and up to 2007/08, together with details of stationery and postage costs covering the same period are available from the UK Parliament website here from June 2009 My full allowances for the 2007 / 08 financial year can be found here Having two main places of work means I have a home in both my constituency (near Pensford, North East Somerset) and in London. I have not sought to change the designation of my 'main home' and 'second home' since first being elected in 1997. I only own one of my homes (by way of a mortgage). For family reasons,
and while not my home, I also own a bungalow in South Gloucestershire
(again by way of a mortgage). I derive no rent, income, expenses or allowances
from this property. I travel between North East Somerset and London, sometimes by train and sometimes by car, depending on circumstances and security considerations. To get around the large semi-rural North East Somerset part of my constituency I usually travel by car and occasionally by bicycle. I do not rent any property or office space from any person with connections to me or my family. Find out more here Office costs in North East Somerset include telephone, security and alarm systems, insurance plus the usual office costs. Find out more here Office running costs also include communications and computers. Find out more here Second home costs include mortgage interest, telephone, cleaning, food, security and alarm systems, insurance and household utilities. Find out more here My constituency office is usually staffed Monday to Friday each week throughout the year. My staff usually take a two-week break during the summer and a week-long break between Christmas and the New Year. My staff are also allowed flexible days off as recompense for their evening and weekend work - for example when they support me at my twice-weekly MP surgeries for constituents. All my staff are paid the approved Parliamentary rates. Find out more here My constituency office can be contacted using the details here. Foreign travel: all registerable foreign travel and gifts are recorded on the Register of Members Interests. Additionally in 2006, I carried out a six day formal visit paid for by government for my work as part of a Home Office delegation reviewing the effectiveness of Megan's Law in the USA. This was to determine what lessons could be learned and applied here to help better protect children in the UK. I have made trips to Northern Ireland paid for by the government in a previous unpaid role as the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland's Parliamentary Private Secretary. These were in relation to the now-successfully concluded Northern Ireland peace process. I made no foreign trips in relation to my unpaid role as the Foreign Secretary's Parliamentary Private Secretary. Find out more here More detailed information about payments made to MPs can be found here. A comparison of MP allowances with those of other professionals needing to stay away from home for work purposes can be found here You can find the information for all MPs for yourself on the UK Parliament website. Please feel free to get in contact if you have any questions about my allowances and expenses. Dan Norris MP
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