What MPs have claimed on expenses

Douglas Alexander, the international development secretary, claimed for a chimney sweep at a cost of £105 Photograph: Roger Bamber/Alamy

Charles Clarke claimed £743 for Roman blinds Photograph: Red Cover/Alamy

Former home secretary Jacqui Smith claimed £555.74 for a television, £244.90 for DVD player and £611 on a new double bed and mattress. She also claimed £136 for coal Photograph: Stephen Giardina/Alamy

Douglas Carswell, Tory MP for Harwich, claimed £2,960.21 for food in 2008-09. A Tesco receipt includes 25 bottles of mineral water and golden syrup Photograph: foodfolio/Alamy

David Heathcoat-Amory, the Tory MP for Wells, claimed £6,500 over seven months in 2008 for what appear to be gardening services, including £16 a month for “mower/strimmer/leafblower”, £2.69 for “slug pellets” and £1.69 for “twine Photograph: blickwinkel/guardian.co.uk

James Arbuthnot, the Conservative chair of the defence committee, claimed £43.56 for a four-piece garlic peeling and cutting set Photograph: Tetra Images/Alamy

Michael Gove, shadow schools secretary, spent £3.98 on two polka dot mugs and £12.99 on a garden hose Photograph: Tony Eves/Alamy

Quentin Davies, who crossed the floor to Labour in 2007, made an initial claim of £20,700 (later reduced to £5,376.91) for building work including repairs to a bell tower at his Lincolnshire constituency home. The work claimed for included the replacement of the bell tower's damaged bricks with 'York Handmade bricks' and use of 'good quality second hand slates' in roofing on the main house Photograph: Tim Graham/guardian.co.uk

Alan Milburn claimed £6.75 for John Lewis hand wash. 'Soap' was written on his expense claim form in January 2009. He claimed £74.50 for kitchenware and glasses from David Mellor in Sloane Square, £87.50 for ground rent and £96 for cleaning.In February this year he claimed £151.55 for a floor lamp and ceiling light from John Lewis and bulbs Photograph: Brendan MacNeill/guardian.co.uk