Members' Allowances for both Houses

This page sets out details of expenditure on Members' Allowances for Members of the House of Commons, the House of Lords, Law Lords' expenses, and financial assistance to Opposition parties in the House of Lords.

House of Commons

Allowances by MP
More than a million printed documents and receipts have been scanned electronically in a major publishing operation to make information on MPs' allowances freely available to the public online. These relate to MPs' claims dating back to 2004/05 and up to 2007/08.

House of Commons: Members' Allowance Expenditure
Details of allowance expenditure by Members of Parliament in 2007/08

House of Lords

House of Lords: Members' Allowances
Full details of expenditure on allowances for Members of the House of Lords, Law Lords' expenses, and financial assistance to Opposition parties in the House of Lords

Members' Reimbursement Allowance Scheme - A General Guide
A general guide to the House of Lords expenses scheme

Lords' expenses: investigations
Results of investigations into complaints relating to expenses claims by Members of the House of Lords

House of Commons Scheme Guides

General information and the rules governing Members' Salaries, Allowances and Pensions:

2009 Guides

• The Green Book July 2009: A guide to Members' allowances
• The Green Book March 2009: A guide to Members' allowances
• Appeals over Members' Allowances (Practice Note 1)
• Personal Additional Accommodation Expenditure - Subsistence (Practice Note 2)
• Staff working wholly or substantially for All-Party Groups (Practice Note 3)
• Travel expenditure - authorisation for extended or European travel (Practice Note 5)

2008 Guides

• Additional Costs Claims Guide

2007 Guides

• The Quick Guide: Salaries, Allowances etc. for Members of Parliament
• The Communications Allowance and the use of House stationery

2006 Guides

• The Green Book 2006: Parliamentary Salaries, Allowances and Pensions

2005 Guides

• The Green Book 2005: Parliamentary Salaries, Allowances and Pensions

2004 Guides

• The Green Book 2004: Parliamentary Salaries, Allowances and Pensions

2003 Guides

• The Green Book 2003: Parliamentary Salaries, Allowances and Pensions