Tessa’s Expenses - 8 Months – May 2010 - Dec 2010
| Accomodation | £5,850.50 |
| Constituency Office Rental | £1,500.60 |
| General Admin | £6,332.14 |
| Staffing Costs | £39,590.00 |
| Travel | £3,589.90 |
Total for the period |
£56,863.14 |
For a full breakdown of Tessa’s expenses please see the IPSA website, http://www.parliamentary-standards.org.uk
1st March 2011
Associate Parliamentary Minerals Group Lunch - Tessa’s meal was paid for by the CBI Minerals Group.
2nd March 2011
Tessa bought 100 shares of £1 each in the Red Brick Building Centre, Glastonbury.
17th – 20th April 2011
Tessa stayed as a guest at the home in Crete of an old friend and her daughter’s Godfather, Patrick Alley Director of Global Witness, a Non-Governmental Organisation.
10th May 2011
Tessa was sent a bottle of wine from the Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia – as a thanks for joining the British-Slovenia All Party Parliamentary Group
1 Bottle Bagueri Goriska Brda Merlot 2005 – value approx £20
See link – http://www.latevintage.com/index.php?contentId=190
13th May 2011
Tessa received lunch to the value of approx £5 as a guest of Adrian I’Anson, Prebendary of Wells Cathedral Chapter following the Wells Cathedral Conversation
26th May 2011
Tessa received a beautiful bunch of flowers from Ray Stewart, Managing Director at Manuflex Ltd, Highbridge to the approx value of £40.
31st May 2011
Tessa recevied a bottle of Sancerre from the Wells WI group following a debate to the value of approx £10.
11th June 2011
Tessa had lunch to the value of £12 from the Federation of Small Businesses at City Arms in Wells
17th June 2011
Tessa had supper at Millfield House, Millfield School as a guest of Richard and Jen Owlett.
24th June 2011
Tessa attended Glastonbury Festival, ticket provided as a guest of Philip Eavis, Benleigh House, Pilton, Somerset. BA4 4BR to the value of £190
29th June 2011
Tessa had supper at the Bank Restaurant, 45 Buckingham Gate, London as a guest of Oxfam to the value of £37.50.
1st July 2011
Tessa donated £100 to Friends of the Earth to help cover the cost of room hire from Energy Bill meeting in Glastonbury.
6th July 2011
Tessa was taken to St Katharine Docks, London to visit the IFAW ship ‘Song of the Whale’ at a cost of £10, Canapés were provided to the value of £10.
12th July 2011
Tessa attended Her Majesty the Queens Garden Party at Buckingham Palace where cake, hot water and light refreshments were enjoyed.
15th July 2011
Tessa received 2 model lorries from Framptons to the value of £6
16th July 2011
Tessa received a Bougainvillea from John Trott from Mendip Bonsai Studio to the value of £35
20th July 2011
Tessa was given a ticket to Gerry Cottles circus (no animals) to the value of £10
21st July 2011
Was given a complementary car wash by the new BP/Budgen Wells Service Station to the value of £7.
7th August 2011
Received a bunch of flowers from the Burnham Area Rescue Boat to the value of £25.
8th August 2011
Received a bottle of Balsamic Vinegar from Ms Sharran North to the value of £10.
27th August 2011
Box of Chocolates from the Committee of Mark Flower Show to the value of £10.
29th August 2011
Radfords fudge to a value of £3.50 from Robert Brandrick of Radfords Fudge.
A beautiful bunch of flowers from Marlene Tooker of East Cranmore to a value of £10.
1st September 2011
Two pens to the value of £5 from PBTI Electronic Imaging Products.
Dinner to the value of £45 at the Swan, Wedmore.
16th September 2011
One shirt donated from the Wedmore Real Ale Society as a thank you for helping out on the door, to the value of £10.
18th September 2011
A berakfast to the value of £7.40 was enjoyed with thanks to Pearson International.
One curry supper at the Birmingham Lib Dem conference as a guest of the RSPCA to the value of £17.85
19th September 2011
One sausage and mash supper plus crumble from the NFU/Food and Drink Federation at the Birmingham Lib Dem conference to the value of £15.
23rd September 2011
Tessa and her team received 4 coffees to the value of £5.60 from The Bell Inn in Shepton Mallet.
Tessa had a supper in the Wells Cathedral School cafeteria at Wells Cathedral School to the value of £5.
7th November 2011
Tessa had dinner to the value of £100 donated by the City of London Corporation.
13th November 2011
A lovely lunch courtesy of the Shepton Mallet Royal British Legion to the value of £12.50. Tessa then later attended the Cheddar Remembrance Service and she was given tea at the Bath Arms Pub to the value of £5.
16th November 2011
Tessa had canapes to the value of £10 as a guest of Jonathan and Alison Newberry of Chapel Allerton.
19th November 2011
Tessa accepted 3 complementary hospitality tickets to watch Bath Rugby Club play Leinster on December 11th from Rhina Sport and Leisure Ltd to the value of £150.
21 November 2011
Tessa had canapes to the value of £5 as a guest of the Somerset National Farmers’ Union at the Webbington Hotel.
22 November 2011
Lunch courtesy of Brian Livings to the value of £5
2nd December 2011
Tessa accepted a jar of cosmetics to the value of £2.50 from Katie Lawson.
3rd December 2011
Tessa received a 2012 diary from the Cheddar Cottage, Indian restaurant to the value of £10.
6th December 2011
Tessa accepted a copy of the Wurzells Christmas Album to the value of £7
7th December 2011
Tessa had supper as a guest of Quentin Heim of Accuray, manufacturers of advanced radiotherapy equimpment to the value of £40.
Tessa also enjoyed canapes from the WI National Federation to the value of £2.50
9th December 2011
Tessa received a Glastonbury brick and a carved wooden pen holder to the value of £10 from the Red Brick Building organisation. She also enjoyed breakfast to the value of £3.50.
14th December 2011
Tessa was a guest of OFCOM at a breakfast meeting to the balue of £22.
21st December 2011
One box of biscuits from Mark Head, Flying Colours was received to the value of £5 and another tin of biscuits from Jill Shortland Consultancy Services to the value of £10.
Also a panregale cake arrived to the value of £10 from Ramesh and Zalina Dewan with thanks.
9th January 2012
Tessa received a lovely bunch of flowers from Kerry and Craig Dunn to the value of £35.
10th January 2012
Tessa received with thanks an interesting book on the history of Penleigh to the value of £10.
25th January 2012
Tessa attended a National Housing Federation – South West reception. She was given a cup and saucer and 2 pens to a value of £8
Also Tessa attended a PRASEG lunch to the value of £49.78
29th January 2012
Tessa attended the Brean motor rally and was given some flowers to the value of £25.
30th January 2012
Tessa attended a dinner run by Centreforum to the value of £52.50
1st February 2012
Tessa attended a lunch run by PRASEG/British Gas to the value of £56.53.
20th February 2012
Tessa received a t-shirt and 4 bottles of beer from Glastonbury Ales to the value of £15
Also received a £6 lunch from John Jackson of Old Mill Accountants, Shepton Mallet.
5th March 2012
Tessa had dinner at Roux in Parliament Square as a guest of the University of Cambridge to the value of £95.
7th March 2012
Tessa received a lunch to the value of £5 as a guest of David Hopkins of Wedmore
15th March 2012
Tessa was a guest of Magnox at The Swan hotel in Wells as part of the Into Somerset group and enjoyed dinner to the value of £27.50
16th March 2012
Tessa was given some poetry books and pottery from the Heads Up charity of which she is a patron.
April 2012
Tessa enjoyed a meal at the Community Policing Awards to the value of £21.40
22nd April 2012
Tessa was given a lovely bunch of tulips by Wells Vineyard Church to the value of £10. Sarah’s Cakes of Berrow Road, Burnham-On-Sea also gave Tessa two cakes to the value of £3
25th April 2012
Tessa was invited to breakfast by Mimi and Annabel Astle during the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Type 1 Parliament Day to the value of £5.
2nd May 2012
Tessa had lunch at a Thematic Groups meeting held by National Grid to the value of £10
4th May 2012
Tessa had lunch at the courtesy of Longleat Estates to the value of £7.50
5th May 2012
Tessa had supper as a guest of Wedmore Farmers Preserving Club at Wedmore Village Hall to the value of £15
6th May 2012
Tessa enjoyed afternoon tea as a guest of the Mayor of Wells, Cllr. Danny Unwin, after the service for the unveiling of the Memorial for Harry Patch to the value of £5.
11th May 2012
Tessa received a gorgeous bouquet of flowers from the Brean Caravan Park owners to an approximate value of £65.
12th May 2012
Tessa received a lovely orchid to the value of £12 from the Wells & District Lions Club
16th May 2012
Tessa was the guest of the Asphalt Industry Alliance at a meeting regarding potholes in the House of Commons, the lunch cost £52.