Lost For Words
Here's an interesting article from the Hamilton Advertiser - it's not often that you see an MP completely lost for words - normally they're hungry for all the publicty they can get.
But maybe Mr McCann was just too busy to comment on these revelations before the Hamilton Advertiser went to press - let's hope he speaks out and explains his position sometime soon.
"MP McCann in council payments row"
"MICHAEL McCann has pocketed allowances of over £5500 from South Lanarkshire Council since his election as an MP on May 6.
The former South Lanarkshire councillor and MP for Strathaven and Lesmahagow is entitled to an MP’s salary of £65,738 plus expenses linked to his Parliamentary work.
However, he received payments from the council for five months following his election to Westminster in May.
He claimed from the council remuneration for “about 85 hours of work” a month for May, June, July, August, and September.
Following his election as MP, 47-year-old Mr McCann cancelled his council surgeries and was replaced on committees.
In May, he stepped down as deputy council leader and in September he resigned as councillor for the town’s EK West ward.
Details of Mr McCann’s remuneration from the council were published last week on the House of Commons Register of Members’ Financial Interests.
The website reveals that between May and October last year, Mr McCann received six payments for council work. They were as follows:
l £1890.12 net in May.
l £1119.28 net in June.
l £1235.34 net in July.
l £622.67 net in August.
l £647. 17 net in September.
A final payment from the council of £20.88 was registered by Mr McCann in October.
During these months, Mr McCann was spending much of his time in London.
His Parliamentary expenses for the period May to August, published last month by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA), totalled £8352.25 for travel to and from the capital and accommodation.
After his election, Mr McCann appointed his wife Tracy to run his constituency office.
According to IPSA, the salary range for her post is between £26,000 and £37,000.
Mr McCann’s entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests also detail donations to East Kilbride Constituency Labour Party.
There were payments of £3300 from Bellshill-based Strathclyde Truck and Plant Ltd, and £2500 from the union GMB Scotland.
Mr McCann also made donations totalling £350 to a local charities.
These are believed to be payments for taking part in surveys.
Before we went to press on Wednesday, Mr McCann had failed to respond to a request for a comment."
But maybe Mr McCann was just too busy to comment on these revelations before the Hamilton Advertiser went to press - let's hope he speaks out and explains his position sometime soon.
"MP McCann in council payments row"
"MICHAEL McCann has pocketed allowances of over £5500 from South Lanarkshire Council since his election as an MP on May 6.
The former South Lanarkshire councillor and MP for Strathaven and Lesmahagow is entitled to an MP’s salary of £65,738 plus expenses linked to his Parliamentary work.
However, he received payments from the council for five months following his election to Westminster in May.
He claimed from the council remuneration for “about 85 hours of work” a month for May, June, July, August, and September.
Following his election as MP, 47-year-old Mr McCann cancelled his council surgeries and was replaced on committees.
In May, he stepped down as deputy council leader and in September he resigned as councillor for the town’s EK West ward.
Details of Mr McCann’s remuneration from the council were published last week on the House of Commons Register of Members’ Financial Interests.
The website reveals that between May and October last year, Mr McCann received six payments for council work. They were as follows:
l £1890.12 net in May.
l £1119.28 net in June.
l £1235.34 net in July.
l £622.67 net in August.
l £647. 17 net in September.
A final payment from the council of £20.88 was registered by Mr McCann in October.
During these months, Mr McCann was spending much of his time in London.
His Parliamentary expenses for the period May to August, published last month by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA), totalled £8352.25 for travel to and from the capital and accommodation.
After his election, Mr McCann appointed his wife Tracy to run his constituency office.
According to IPSA, the salary range for her post is between £26,000 and £37,000.
Mr McCann’s entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests also detail donations to East Kilbride Constituency Labour Party.
There were payments of £3300 from Bellshill-based Strathclyde Truck and Plant Ltd, and £2500 from the union GMB Scotland.
Mr McCann also made donations totalling £350 to a local charities.
These are believed to be payments for taking part in surveys.
Before we went to press on Wednesday, Mr McCann had failed to respond to a request for a comment."
