Paul's Expenses and Attendance

In the interests of transparency, Paul is pleased to be able to publish below all his payments and expenses received as a councillor, together with attendance statistics where these are available. Figures quoted are the most recent available to him.
Town Council

Paul receives no payment or expenses whatsoever as a town councillor. His rate of attendance at meetings for May 2009-April 2010, as published by the council, was 96%.

Borough Council

All borough councillors received £5,184 before tax in the year 2009/10. This amount was frozen and remains the same in 2011/12. All telephone bills, postage, most stationery, use of home office, *newsletters, parking at West Suffolk House and some travel costs come out of this basic allowance.

Paul only claims travel to West Suffolk House for official meetings. He does not claim for informal meetings there, nor travel for various other meetings (eg residents' associations) nor any subsistence allowance.

In 2010/11 his paid travel expenses were £174.28, representing payment at 40 pence per mile. This includes travel to meetings at Haverhill. The AA's published average cost of motoring in 2011 for the smallest car (under £12, 000) based on fuel at 133.3p/litre was 68.62 pence per mile.

Paul's official meetings attendance rate for 2011/12 was 92%.

* Newsletters cost £300+ per edition.