Full list of MPs who employ relatives
MPs were under fire over their expenses again yesterday after more than 100 revealed they employ relatives from the public purse. Is your MP one of them? See the full list below
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Employs David Humphreys, son, as Research/Parliamentary Assistant
ATKINSON, Peter (Hexham)
Employs Brione Atkinson, wife, as part-time Office Manager/Executive Secretary
AUSTIN, Ian (Dudley North)
Employs Catherine Miles, wife, as part-time Office Manager/Secretary
BAILEY, Adrian (West Bromwich West)
Employs Jill Bailey, wife, as Senior Secretary
BARRON, Kevin (Rother Valley)
Employs Carol Barron, wife, as Parliamentary Assistant and Sheena Woolley, sister-in-law, as Secretary
BATTLE, John (Leeds West)
Employs Mary Battle, wife, as a Caseworker/Secretarial Assistant
BELL, Sir Stuart (Middlesbrough)
Employs Margaret Bell, wife, as Office Manager
BENN, Hilary (Leeds Central)
Employs Sally Clark, wife, as Research/Parliamentary Assistant
BERCOW, John (Buckingham)
Employs Sally Bercow, wife, as a part-time Senior Research Assistant
BETTS, Clive (Sheffield, Attercliffe)
Employs James Thomas, partner, as part-time Parliamentary Assistant
BRADY, Graham (Altrincham and Sale West)
Employs Victoria Lowther, wife, as Senior Research/Parliamentary Assistant
BRAZIER, Julian (Canterbury)
Employs Katharine Brazier, wife, as part-time Executive Secretary
BROWN, Russell (Dumfries and Galloway)
Employs Gillian Carey, daughter, as Senior Secretary/Office Manager
BRUCE, Malcolm (Gordon)
Employs Rosemary Bruce, wife, as Office Manager and Diary Secretary
BURSTOW, Paul (Sutton and Cheam)
Employs Mary Burstow, wife, as part-time Financial Controller and Book-keeper on a fee basis
BURT, Alistair (North East Bedfordshire)
Employs Eve Burt, wife, as Office Manager/Executive Secretary
CABORN, Rt Hon Richard (Sheffield Central)
Employs wife as part-time Senior Secretary
CASH, William (Stone)
Employs Bridget Cash, wife, as Research/Parliamentary Assistant
CATON, Martin (Gower)
Employs Bethan Caton, wife, as Senior Parliamentary Assistant
CONWAY, Derek (Old Bexley and Sidcup)
Employs Colette Conway, wife, as Office Manager/Executive Secretary
CORMACK, Sir Patrick (South Staffordshire)
Employs Lady (Kathleen) Cormack, wife, as Secretary
CRABB, Stephen (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Employs Beatrice Crabb, wife, as part-time Executive Secretary
CURTIS-THOMAS, Claire (Crosby)
Employs Michael Jakub, husband, as Office Manager
DAVIES, David (Monmouth)
Employs Aliz Davies, wife, as part-time Junior Secretary
DAVIES, Philip (Shipley)
Employs Deborah Davies, wife, as Senior Secretary
DAVIS, David (Haltemprice and Howden)
Employs Doreen Davis, wife, as Executive Secretary
DEAN, Janet (Burton)
Employs Sandra Belcher, daughter, as a part-time Caseworker
FARRELLY, Paul (Newcastle-under-Lyme)
Employs Victoria Perry, wife, as part-time Parliamentary Assistant
FLINT, Caroline (Don Valley)
Employs Phil Cole, husband, as Office Manager
FLYNN, Paul (Newport West)
Employs Lynne Samantha Flynn, wife, as Senior Secretary
FOSTER, Michael (Hastings and Rye)
Employs Rosemary Foster, wife, as Senior Secretary (Diary Secretary/Visits Manager)
FRANCIS, Dr Hywel (Aberavon)
Employs Mair Francis, wife, as Senior Parliamentary Assistant
GALE, Roger (North Thanet)
Employs Suzy Gale, wife, as Office Manager
GILLAN, Cheryl (Chesham and Amersham)
Employs Jack Leeming, husband, as a part-time Office Manager/Researcher
GOODWILL, Robert (Scarborough and Whitby)
Employs Maureen Goodwill, wife, as an Executive Secretary
GRAY, James (North Wiltshire)
Employs Philippa Mayo, partner, as part-time Senior Secretary
GRAYLING, Chris (Epsom and Ewell)
Employs Sue Grayling, wife, as Executive Secretary
HAIN, Peter (Neath)
Employs Adelaine Hain, mother, as part-time Secretary
HALL, Mike (Weaver Vale)
Employs Lesley Hall, wife, as Office Manager
HAMILTON, David (Midlothian)
Employs Jean Hamilton, wife, as Office Manager
HAMMOND, Stephen (Wimbledon)
Employs Sally Hammond, wife, as Office Manager/Secretary
HARRIS, Tom (Glasgow South)
Employs Carolyn Harris, wife, as part-time Office Manager
HASELHURST, Sir Alan (Saffron Walden)
Employs Lady (Angela) Haselhurst, wife, as Office Manager/Executive Secretary
HEALD, Oliver (North East Hertfordshire)
Employs Christine Heald, wife, as Office Manager
HEATH, David (Somerton and Frome)
Employs Dr Caroline Netherton, wife, as Senior Caseworker (Junior Secretary payscale)
HODGSON, Sharon (Gateshead East and Washington West)
Employs Alan Hodgson, husband, as a Caseworker
HOPKINS, Kelvin (Luton North)
Employs Patricia Hopkins, wife, as Senior Secretary
HOWARD, Rt Hon Michael (Folkestone and Hythe)
Employs Sandra Howard, wife, as part-time Secretary
ILLSLEY, Eric (Barnsley Central)
Employs Dawn Illsley, wife, as Junior Secretary
INGRAM, Rt Hon Adam (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
Employs Maureen Ingram, wife, as Office Manager/Secretary and Michael Courtney, cousin's son, as Research Assistant
JACK, Rt Hon Michael (Fylde)
Employs Alison Jack, wife, as part-time Caseworker
JOHNSON, Diana (Hull North)
Employs Kevin Morton, partner, as Office Manager/Senior Researcher
KEEN, Alan (Feltham and Heston)
Employs David Keen, son, as Constituency Manager and Senior Caseworker
KEY, Robert (Salisbury)
Employs Susan Key, wife, as a part-time Senior Secretary
KIRKBRIDE, Julie (Bromsgrove)
Employs Karen Leadley, sister, as part-time Secretary
LADYMAN, Steve (South Thanet)
Employs Janet Ladyman, wife, as Office Manager
LAXTON, Bob (Derby)
Employs Gail Laxton, wife, as Office Manager
LEVITT, Tom (High Peak)
Employs Teresa Levitt, wife, as Parliamentary Assistant
LUFF, Peter (Mid Worcestershire)
Employs Julia Luff, wife, as Secretary
LIDDELL-GRAINGER, Ian (Bridgwater)
Employs Jill Liddell-Grainger, wife, as Research/Parliamentary Assistant
MCAVOY, Rt Hon Thomas (Rutherglen and Hamilton West)
Employs Eleanor McAvoy, wife, as Senior Secretary/Personal Assistant
MCCAFFERTY, Chris (Calder Valley)
Employs David Tarlo, husband, as Parliamentary Assistant
MCCARTHY-FRY, Sarah (Portsmouth North)
Employs Victoria Fry, daughter, as Office Manager
MCFALL, John (West Dumbartonshire)
Employs Joan McFall, wife, as part-time Parliamentary Assistant
MACDOUGALL, John (Glenrothes)
Employs Catherine MacDougall, wife, as part-time Junior Secretary/Caseworker
MANN, John (Bassetlaw)
Employs Joanna White, wife, as Office Manager
MERCER, Patrick (Newark)
Employs Cait Mercer, wife, as Junior Caseworker
MOORE, Michael (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk)
Employs Alison Moore, wife, as Caseworker
MORLEY, Elliot (Scunthorpe)
Employs Patricia Morley, wife, as part-time Assistant Secretary (Junior Secretary pay range)
MOSS, Malcolm (North East Cambridgeshire)
Employs Sonya Moss, wife, as Executive Secretary
MOUNTFORD, Kali (Colne Valley)
Employs Ian Leedham, husband, as Office Manager
MURRISON, Andrew (Westbury)
Employs Bob Munden, father-in-law, as part-time Research/Parliamentary Assistant
OATEN, Mark (Winchester)
Employs sister-in-law, Julia Harkness, as Secretary
OLNER, William (Bill)
Employs Gillian Olner, wife, as part-time Secretary
OTTAWAY, Richard (Croydon South)
Employs Nicola Ottaway, wife, as part-time Parliamentary Assistant
PAICE, James (South East Cambridgeshire)
Employs Ava Paice, wife, as part-time Caseworker/Secretary
PALMER, Dr Nick (Broxtowe)
Employs Fiona Palmer, wife, as part-time Senior Caseworker
PATERSON, Owen (North Shropshire)
Employs Rose Paterson, wife, as Parliamentary Assistant and Secretary
PRITCHARD, Mark (The Wrekin)
Employs Sondra Pritchard, wife, as Office Manager
PUGH, Dr John (Southport)
Employs Annette Pugh, wife, as Office Manager
RAMMELL, Bill (Harlow)
Employs Beryl Rammell, wife, as Junior Secretary
ROBERTSON, Angus (Moray)
Employs Carron Anderson, wife, as Senior Caseworker
ROBERTSON, John (Glasgow North West)
Employs Laura Robertson, daughter, as a part-time Junior Secretary
ROBINSON, Iris (Strangford)
Employs Jonathan Robinson, son, as Office Manager and daughter-in-law, Ellen Robinson, as part-time Secretary
ROBINSON, Peter (Belfast East)
Employs Rebekah Robinson, daughter, as Office Manager and Private Secretary and Gareth Robinson, son, as Parliamentary Assistant
SANDERS, Adrian (Torbay)
Employs Alison Sanders, wife, as Office Manager
SCOTT, Lee (Ilford North)
Employs Estelle Scott, wife, as Senior Secretary
SKINNER, Dennis (Bolsover)
Employs Lois Blasenheim, partner, as Senior Research/Parliamentary Assistant
SMITH, Rt Hon Andrew (Oxford East)
Employs Val Smith, wife, as Office Manager/Senior Caseworker
SMITH, Angela C (Sheffield Hillsborough)
Employs Steven Wilson, husband, as Senior Parliamentary Researcher
SMITH, Jacqui (Redditch)
Employs Richard Timney, husband, as Senior Research/Parliamentary Assistant
SOULSBY, Sir Peter (Leicester South)
Employs Lady (Alison) Soulsby, wife, as Office Manager
STREETER, Gary (South West Devon)
Employs Janet Streeter, wife, as part-time Junior Parliamentary Researcher and Tamsin Streeter, daughter, as part-time Junior Parliamentary Researcher
STOATE, Dr Howard (Dartford)
Employs Deborah Stoate, wife, as Office Manager and Secretary
STUART, Graham (Beverley and Holderness)
Employs Niki Roberts, sister, as Executive Secretary
TAYLOR, Ian (Esher and Walton)
Employs Carole Taylor, wife, as part-time Senior Parliamentary Assistant
TAYLOR, Matthew (Truro and St Austell)
Employs Victoria Taylor, wife, as part-time Researcher
TOUHIG, Don (Islwyn)
Employs Jennifer Touhig, wife, as part-time Office Manager
TURNER, Andrew (Isle of Wight)
Employs Carole Dennett, partner, as Parliamentary Assistant
WEIR, Mike (Angus)
Employs Anne Weir, wife, as part-time Caseworker
WILLIAMS, Alan (Swansea West)
Employs Robin Williams, son, as Office Manager/Executive Secretary
WILLIAMS, Betty (Conwy)
Employs Raymond Williams, son, as part-time Secretary
WILSHIRE, David (Spelthorne)
Employs Ann Palmer, partner, as Office Manager
WILSON, Phil (Sedgefield)
Employs Margaret Brown, partner, as Parliamentary Assistant
WRIGHT, Iain (Hartlepool)
Employs Tiffiny Wright, wife, as Caseworker
YOUNG, Sir George (North West Hampshire)
Employs Camilla Young, daughter, as Office Manager
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