Bristol North West Prospective Parliamentary Candidates interviewed by BBC Politics West

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From the BBC Politics West show (28/06/09). Prospective Parliamentary Candidates Charlotte Leslie (C), Sam Townend (Lab), Paul Harrod (LD) discuss their candidacies for the Bristol West Parliamentary constituencies. Includes studio segment with Don Foster (LD), MP for Bath in which he discusses the importance of the role of Member of Parliament, his enjoyment of the role, and the public misperception that MPs salaries, benefits and expenses are lavish. Don Foster's expenses include: £3140 on a new Howden Greenwich Walnut Kitchen £3745 installation of new kitchen £3454 to replace old bathroom with walk in wet room £1793 on new heating system £89 for a digital radio £24.96 on a toaster £196.55 on bed linen £405 on a kingsize shaker bedframe to be reduced by 3 inches £495 on a kingsize grand mattress to be reduced by 3 inches £600 on TV licences £10000 unreceipted on food consumed whilst living in flat on a part time basis when parliament is sitting. £800 to David Partner photographer To take photographs of Don £5956 x 4 to produce Bath Liberal Democrats Annual Report £150 on window cleaning of Dons constituency office in Bath £1080 on design of website £900 re-mortgage arrangement fee

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bristol, parliament, ppc, leslie, foster, bath, expenses, bbc

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