A Welsh MP claimed more than £2,500 to pay her utility bills.
Conservative MP Virginia Crosbie who represents Ynys Mon claimed £2,634.12 in 2020-21 in utilities.
The other two Welsh MPs with the highest amounts were Conservative Preseli Pembrokeshire MP Stephen Crabb who claimed £1,476.74 in the same year. Plaid Cymru's Dwyfor Meirionydd MP Liz Saville Roberts claimed £1,120.41.
You can see how much each Welsh MP claimed below.
She is allowed to claim the cash as an MP who represents a seat outside London and can claim back an ‘accommodation budget,’ including rent and bills.
If an MP owns the second property they cannot use the budget for mortgage payments or rent, but they can claim a proportion of utility costs.
The 554 MPs for constituencies outside of London are classed as having two places of work: their constituency and London so non-London MPs have an accommodation budget to help to cover the cost of somewhere to stay in one of these locations.
She said: “I was living and working on Anglesey during the lockdown in 2020 with my husband and three children. My home is an old farmhouse. I stopped claiming for utilities at the beginning of the 2021 financial year."
Data published by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) shows that claims for utilities totalled £262,454 in 2019-20, of which £206,717 was for gas, electricity and other types of fuel.
Mrs Crosbie was sixth on the list of top claimants. The largest total was claimed by Stuart Anderson, Conservative MP for Wolverhampton South West, at £3,598.
Last week Virginia Crosbie voted against a Labour motion calling on the UK Government to cut the rate of VAT for household energy bills. Neither Mr Crabb, nor Mrs Saville Roberts voted. Both have been contacted for comment.
How much each Welsh MP claimed for utilities in 2020-21:
Virginia Crosbie
The Ynys Mon Conservative claimed £2,634.12
Stephen Crabb
Preseli Pembrokeshire Conservative MP Mr Crabb claimed £1,476.74.
Liz Saville Roberts
Plaid Cymru's Dwyfor Meirionydd MP claimed £1,120.41.
Rob Roberts
The independent MP for Delyn claimed £822.05.
Hywel Williams
Plaid Cymru MP Hywel Williams, who represents Arfon, claimed £699.88.
Stephen Doughty
The Labour Cardiff South and Penarth MP claimed £685.79
Jo Stevens
Shadow Welsh secretary and Labour's Cardiff Central MP Ms Stevens claimed £643.07.
Simon Baynes
The Clwyd South Conservative MP claimed £633.96.
Chris Elmore
Ogmore Labour MP Mr Elmore claimed £612.72.
Robin Millar
Conservative Aberconwy MP Mr Millar claimed £595.71.
Jamie Wallis
Bridgend Conservative MP Mr Wallis claimed £542.58
Geraint Davies
The Swansea West MP claimed £524.34.
Sarah Atherton
Wrexham MP Sarah Atherton is a Conservative MP. She claimed £513.16.
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Mr Thomas-Symonds, a Labour politician who represents Torfaen claimed £478.83.
Mark Tami
The Labour Alyn and Deeside MP claimed £403.44.
Kevin Brennan
The Cardiff West Labour MP claimed £382.34.
James Davies
Dr Davies, who represents Vale of Clwyd, claimed £376.49.
Tonia Antoniazzi
The Labour Gower MP claimed £351.67.
Craig Williams
Conservative Montgomershire MP claimed £323.39.
Simon Hart
Welsh secretary and Conservative MP for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire. Mr Hart claimed £308.71.
Beth Winter
The Labour Cynon Valley MP claimed £293.09.
Alex Davies-Jones
The Labour MP who represents Pontypridd claimed £286.04
Jessica Morden
Labour's Newport East MP claimed £233.28.
David Jones
The Conservative MP for Clwyd West claimed £173.36.
Anna McMorrin
The Cardiff North Labour MP claimed £168.06.
Carolyn Harris
The Swansea East MP claimed £162.80.
Nick Smith
Labour's Blaenau Gwent MP claimed £155.
Alun Cairns
The Conservative MP for the Vale of Glamorgan claimed £75.07.
Chris Evans
The Labour MP for Islwyn claimed £59.76.
The following MPs did not make separate claims for utilities: Christina Rees (Neath, Labour), David TC Davies (Monmouth, Conservative); Fay Jones (Conservative, Brecon and Radnorshire); Ben Lake (Ceredigion, Plaid Cymru); Jonathan Edwards (Independent, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr); Chris Bryant (Labour, Rhondda); Nia Griffith (Labour, Llanelli); Gerald Jones (Labour, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney); Stephen Kinnock (Labour, Aberavon).
You can view all MPs claims via the IPSA website.
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