MP travel rules relaxed, but family costs make them a target for ‘media scrutiny,’ says Tory whip

Changes the Board of Internal Economy approved last week are aimed at making the Hill more family friendly.

Conservative whip Mark Strahl says that when MP spending disclosures are reported, those whose children travelled more often become targets for media scrutiny. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY CHARELLE EVELYN

May 30, 2018

Changes made last week to the MP travel policy are aimed at making the Hill more “family friendly,” according to the House of Commons administration, but some MPs on the Board of Internal Economy say the way the rules are now written and the way travel spending is disclosed are still problems. ...

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