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MP expenses rule changes set out
MPs will face greater scrutiny of how they spend their expenses
MPs are to be banned from using taxpayers' money to buy new kitchens, televisions and other household goods for their second homes in London.
There will also be tighter checks on how they spend their expenses, the Members Estimate Committee has said.
They will still get £24,000 a year tax-free for living away from home but will be banned from spending it on furniture and home improvements.
MPs are due to debate and vote on the proposals next week.
The proposals would spell the end of the so-called "John Lewis" list - used by Commons officials to determine whether an expenditure claim submitted by an MP is reasonable.
The Additional Cost Allowance would be replaced by an overnight expenses allowance of £19,600 a year for accommodation.
External audit
They would also be given £30 a day subsistence allowance without receipts, up to a maximum of £4,600 every year.
But they would have to provide receipts for all other expenses from 1 April next year. At the moment they can claim for items up to £25 without receipts.
The conclusions came in a long-awaited report from the Members Estimates Committee, which has been considering how to restore public trust in MPs' expenses after a string of scandals. At least one in five MPs would face "spot checks" on their expenses claims to be carried out by the National Audit Office.
And there would be full external audit of all MPs' expenses once a Parliament.
The committee said: "Our overriding conclusion is that we must introduce a robust system of scrutiny for parliamentary allowances as a matter of urgency in order to build public confidence.
"We recommend that, with immediate effect, Members should no longer be able to claim reimbursement for furniture and household goods or for capital improvements."
MPs will face greater scrutiny of how they spend their expensesMPs are to be banned from using taxpayers' money to buy new kitchens, televisions and other household goods for their second homes in London.
There will also be tighter checks on how they spend their expenses, the Members Estimate Committee has said.
They will still get £24,000 a year tax-free for living away from home but will be banned from spending it on furniture and home improvements.
MPs are due to debate and vote on the proposals next week.
The proposals would spell the end of the so-called "John Lewis" list - used by Commons officials to determine whether an expenditure claim submitted by an MP is reasonable.
The Additional Cost Allowance would be replaced by an overnight expenses allowance of £19,600 a year for accommodation.
External audit
They would also be given £30 a day subsistence allowance without receipts, up to a maximum of £4,600 every year.
But they would have to provide receipts for all other expenses from 1 April next year. At the moment they can claim for items up to £25 without receipts.
The conclusions came in a long-awaited report from the Members Estimates Committee, which has been considering how to restore public trust in MPs' expenses after a string of scandals. At least one in five MPs would face "spot checks" on their expenses claims to be carried out by the National Audit Office.
And there would be full external audit of all MPs' expenses once a Parliament.
The committee said: "Our overriding conclusion is that we must introduce a robust system of scrutiny for parliamentary allowances as a matter of urgency in order to build public confidence.
"We recommend that, with immediate effect, Members should no longer be able to claim reimbursement for furniture and household goods or for capital improvements."
