Nick Ainger tried to claim £3,371 for furniture – including £768 for a Man Ray styling chair and £1,434 for a sofabed – but was paid £3,075

Bob Ainsworth claimed nearly £6,000 for the redecoration of his designated second home

Peter Ainsworth tried to charge nearly £1,000 for a “pewter finish” radiator cover on his expenses and was warned by the fees office that it could be excessive---------------------------------------------------------- Gerry Adams and four other Sinn Fein MPs claimed more than £500,000 over five years even though they refuse to attend Parliament--Danny Alexander claimed £2,000 for work on kitchen and £2,000 for sofa and chairs. Also received £1,140 for the cost of alcoves, shelving and a desk for flat

Douglas Alexander spent more than £30,000 doing up his constituency home – which then suffered damage in a house fire. Claimed the cost of hiring a “media trainer” on his office expenses. Spent taxpayers’ money on advertising at football and rugby league matches.

Graham Allen claimed £495 for service charge on London flat and the maximum £400 for food on most occasions. Food claims reduced when he twice tried to claim over £500 a month David Amess's mortgage interest claims on London flat did not waver from £600. Claimed the maximum food allowance of £400 a month. In July 2004, £600 claim was cut by £200

Michael Ancram put the cost of having his swimming pool boiler serviced on his parliamentary allowances. He has agreed to repay the money and written to supporters to apologise

David Anderson: By April 2006, his mortgage interest costs were £1,203. Claimed for furniture, washing machine and microwave. Claimed between £200 and £400 a month in food

Janet Anderson admitted claiming £6,250 too much in petty cash through her office expenses

James Arbuthnot claimed from the public finances for cleaning his swimming pool at a country residence. He has agreed to repay the money

Hilary Armstrong was told that allowing the Labour Party to pay for and run a computer at her taxpayer-funded home could make her “politically vulnerable” Charlotte Atkins claimed more than £35,000 in renovations on her second home allowance including £20,000 for windows, £4,000 for the chimney, £9,000 for the bathroom and nearly £2,000 for the garden

Ian Austin split a claim for stamp duty on buying his second home in London into two payments and tried to claim it back over two financial years.

John Austin claimed more than £10,000 for redecorating his London flat, which was 11 miles from his main home, before selling it for a profit.

Richard Bacon designated second home in London, where he claimed £1,235 in monthly mortgage interest between 2004 and 2007. Claimed for £2,500 to repaint and redecorate flat in spring of 2006.

Vera Baird claimed the cost of Christmas tree decorations

Ed Balls and wife Yvette Cooper “flipped” the designation of their second home to three different properties within two years. Mr Balls, the Schools Secretary, also attempted to claim £33 for poppy wreaths

Norman Baker asked if he could claim for a bicycle and a computer so he could listen to music and email family and friends Greg Barker made a £320,000 profit selling a flat the taxpayer had helped pay for. He has agreed to repay £10,000.

Celia Barlow used her second home allowance to spend more than £28,000 on stamp duty, legal costs and renovations despite telling the fees office that the property would become her main home

John Barrett claimed on ACA for designated second home in Dolphin Square and submitted £1,138 a month claim for rent. He also charged regular, but £8 monthly bills for his TV

Kevin Barron claimed London flat in 2004-05 as his second home with a monthly mortgage interest of £1,509, which rose to £1,791 in 2005-06. It increased in 2007-08 to more than £2,000

John Battle having asked the fees office about his food allowance, he went on to claim the maximum £400 a month.Claimed £499 dark brown sofa and a £599 recliner

Hugh Bayley decided flat in London rather than York should be second home and claimed £1,177 monthly mortgage interest. Later, he claimed York as second home

Margaret Beckett made a £600 claim for hanging baskets and pot plants. She dismissed the claim as a "mistake" although analysis of her expenses shows she made three similar claims on previous occasions

Anne Begg spent £1,403 on living room furniture in her London flat and £500 on Devonshire carpets for two bedrooms. Claimed £85,245 over four years -----------------------------------------------------------------Much more corruption and greed here --> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/5297606/MPs...