George Osborne to be Investigated Over Expenses
Posted on Jul 2, 2009 in blogThe complaint to the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner came from the chairman of the Labour Party in Mr Osborne’s Tatton constituency, Laurie Burton.
The complaint is about Mr Osbourne’s Additional Costs Allowance between 2001 and 2003. It states that he wrongly identified his main home for claims for the allowance and that from 2003 Mr Osbourne claimed mortgage payments that were not necessarily incurred contrary to the rules of the House.
Mr Lyon said he would write to Mr Osborne and ask for his comments.
Mr Burton alleges Mr Osborne took out a mortgage of nearly £5,000 more than the reported price of his house and claimed Commons allowances to cover interest payments on the whole debt, rather than just the cost of buying the house.
"My complaint is not based on the Green Book rules that other people have complained about, my complaint is based on the code of conduct for members of parliament which says that at all times they should conduct themselves in a manner that will maintain and strengthen the public’s trust and confidence in the integrity of Parliament."
