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'''David Maclean''', Baron Blencathra (born 16 May 1953, Scotland) is a [[Conservative Party]] life peer. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Penrith and The Border from 1983 to 2010. | '''David Maclean''', Baron Blencathra (born 16 May 1953, Scotland) is a [[Conservative Party]] life peer. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Penrith and The Border from 1983 to 2010. | ||
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| + | Maclean was reported as having spent more than £20,000 improving his farmhouse under the Additional Costs Allowance (ACA) scheme before selling it for £750,000. He claimed the money by designating the property as his “second home” with the Commons authorities, yet Maclean did not pay capital gains tax on the sale because the taxman accepted it was his main home.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/5336230/MPs-expenses-cash-secrets-of-MPs-who-tried-to-stop-you-seeing-their-expenses.html |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |title=MPs' expenses: cash secrets of MPs who tried to stop you seeing their expenses |first1=Patrick | last1=Hennessy |first2=Melissa |last2=Kite |date=16 May 2009 |accessdate=15 March 2011}}</ref> | ||
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| + | MacLean was one of 98 MPs who voted to keep their expense details secret.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article1816072.ece |work=The Times |location=London |title=How your MP voted on the FOI Bill |date=20 May 2007 |accessdate=1 May 2010}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 20:47, 5 January 2012
David Maclean, Baron Blencathra (born 16 May 1953, Scotland) is a Conservative Party life peer. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Penrith and The Border from 1983 to 2010.
Expenses claims
Maclean was reported as having spent more than £20,000 improving his farmhouse under the Additional Costs Allowance (ACA) scheme before selling it for £750,000. He claimed the money by designating the property as his “second home” with the Commons authorities, yet Maclean did not pay capital gains tax on the sale because the taxman accepted it was his main home.[1]
MacLean was one of 98 MPs who voted to keep their expense details secret.[2]
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- ↑ MPs' expenses: cash secrets of MPs who tried to stop you seeing their expenses. 16 May 2009.
- ↑ How your MP voted on the FOI Bill. 20 May 2007.
