CHESHIRE MPs have been asked to pay back thousands of pounds in expenses claims.
Sir Thomas Legg’s commission ruled on the amount that MPs must repay from their second home expenses claims.
Altogether, Members of Parliament were told to repay £1.1m claimed between 2004 and 2008 after an audit of claims.
Details have also been published of the appeals against Sir Thomas’ decisions and which of them have been successful.
Chester MP Christine Russell did not appeal against a demand that she repay £4,127.53 and Eddisbury MP Stephen O’Brien will not appeal the £115 he was asked to pay back.
The outgoing MP for Weaver Vale, Mike Hall – who last week announced he would stand down at the next election through illness – failed in his bid to have a bill of £12,639.28 reduced.
He said in a statement: "The outcome of the ACA Review and appeals is that I should repay £12,639.28 claimed as part of my Additional Cost Allowance between 2004 and 2008.
"I fully supported the decision in July 2009 to have an independent audit of claims made by Members of Parliament and I will fully abide by the decisions made by the House of Commons Estimate Committee on the repayment in respect of my ACA claims.
"I have already contacted the Department of Resources to make the necessary arrangements for repayment."
He added: "I fully regret the whole episode on Parliamentary allowances and expenses. I make a full and unreserved apology to my constituents about this matter."
Andrew Miller, Ellesmere Port and Neston MP, successfully appealed against the £316 he was asked to pay back and had the figure reduced by £126.74.
He agreed to repay £189 following an oversight over the original sum.
Mr Miller said: "The Legg review spotted an arithmetic error on a claim in 2004, caused by a double entry, that both I and the Parliamentary authorities missed at the time.
"Therefore the sum I refunded before the Kennedy appeal, of £189.26, closes the matter entirely to my satisfaction."
