Briefing from the Prime Minister’s Official Spokesman on: PMs’ Expenses and Iraq.
MPs’ Expenses
Asked to justify the Additional Cost Allowance which the Prime Minister had claimed as part of his expenses as an MP, the Prime Minister’s Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that the Prime Minister’s expenses had been approved by the Fees Office. All were within House of Commons rules. As he understood it, the Additional Cost Allowance was designed to help MPs with the cost of maintaining their constituency home. The Incidental Expenses Provision was designed to help MPs with the cost of running their constituency office.
Iraq
Asked when the deployment of British troops would take place in the light of the Defence Secretary’s Statement in the House this afternoon, the PMOS said that he was unable to go into detail since, as Mr Hoon had indicated, there was continuing sensitivity over this issue because of the security needs of the troops on the ground. Asked if the Prime Minister would resile in any way from his assertion yesterday that the Black Watch regiment would be home by Christmas, the PMOS said no.
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