We will ask the Committee on Standards in Public Life to look at the circumstances applying in Northern Ireland before final application of the flatrateallowance for MPs representing Northern Ireland.
We propose that, for MPs representing constituencies outside London, the Personal Additional Accommodation Expenditure (commonly known as the 'second home' allowance) should be abolished and be replaced by a flat-rate daily allowance, based on actual attendance at Westminster on parliamentary and government business or the business of the Opposition frontbenches.