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A more detailed breakdown of claims, released after the Commons decided not to fight a freedom of information order, also disclosed that Tony Blair clawed back the £116 cost of his TV licence.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, while Chancellor, racked up a £2,380 cleaning bill.

The public purse also paid £21,293 towards Tory leader David Cameron's mortgage in one year.

There is no suggestion that any of the claims were in breach of rules, but they will put the Westminster expenses scheme back under intense scrutiny.

Openness campaigners pledged to continue their fight to force Speaker Michael Martin to publish much fuller details, including individual receipts.

The Commons authorities are taking that battle to the High Court, arguing that revealing details such as MPs addresses would breach their privacy and be a security risk.

The publication covered claims in two separate years by 12 MPs, also including former Tory leader Michael Howard and ex-Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy.

Similar details of all MPs' claims for the years 2004/05 to 2007/08 are due to be made public in the autumn. And in future the information will be released on a quarterly basis.

Freedom of information campaigner Heather Brooke, whose FOI request, alongside another from the BBC, secured the data said: "The fact that they are still fighting through the High Court to keep secret the detailed claims and receipts shows how much importance they place in that."