Claims made by Suella Fernandes for an Arctic trip

Request

Please could you tell me the expenses for MP Suella Fernandes' Arctic trip?

  • The cost of the taxis to the airport.

  • Could you please tell me the cost of travel to the Arctic and back.

  • The cost per day food budget.

  • The cost per day on hotels.

  • And miscellaneous costs.

  • The number of people expensed for.

  • The purpose of the trip.

  • The return taxi costs.

  • Any parking costs incurred.

  • Any hotel bills incurred.

  • Any clothing costs incurred and detailed.

Response

IPSA does not hold the information that you have requested.

Ms Fernandes has not made any claims under the MPs’ Scheme of Business Costs and Expenses (‘the Scheme’) for expenditure relating to the trip in question.

For reference, MPs are only permitted to claim Travel and Subsistence Expenditure for journeys which are necessary for the performance of their parliamentary functions. In relation to travel outside the UK, claims are only permitted for up to three return journeys per year to the national Parliaments of Council of Europe member states, or institutions or agencies of the European Union.

Ref:
CAS-42331
Disclosure:
15 March 2016
Categories:
MPs' TRAVELNOT IPSA'S REMIT
Exemptions Applied:
None