The outcry over MPs having second jobs has prompted Stirling MP Alyn Smith to issue a statement on the matter.In a letter Mr Smith – MP for Stirling since December 2019 and before that an MEP for Scotland from 2004 – pointed out that he has never had paid financial interests while serving in these roles.He also urged constituents to query and question anything in his expenses and declaration of interests as Stirling MP.As an MP Mr Smith currently earns £81,932 per year and can claim for office staffing and business costs.
He claimed £49,223.33 in expenses for 2020-21.From July 2019 MEPs earned €107,000 a year and received a general expenditure allowance of €54,756 annually.
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