On 29 June the House Committee agreed the following administrative changes to the Members’ Finance Scheme. First, Members on the Armed Forces, Police Service and Industry and Parliament Trust schemes are no longer required to apply in advance for approval for travel costs in relation to these schemes. Second, the form for Members claiming travel costs for their spouse, civil partner or child will now require Members to identify their spouse or civil partner.
Information on travel expenses for spouse, civil partner and child travel, travel expenses for the Lords outreach programme, travel as a representative of the House, and additional costs in respect of disability will be added to the information already routinely published about allowances and expenses claimed by Members. The information will relate to expenses from 1 September 2016 and will have due safeguards for personal data. Expenses for spouse, civil partner and child travel will be added to the regular monthly online publication of information. The other information will be published annually
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