Responding to Lord Foulkes' claims regarding Scottish Government travel costs the SNP pointed to the  £27,576 claimed by Lord Foulkes alone for his taxpayer funded trips to and from London, over £15,000 of which went on flights since his election to the Scottish Parliament in May 2007.

Lord Foulkes has claimed over £50,000 in Lords expenses in each of the last two years despite being a supposedly full time MSP.

SNP MSP Bill Kidd said: "Lord Foulkes is the last person who can or should comment on expenses.

"The Scottish Government is bringing travel costs down, but with his continued taxpayer funded trips to London he should put his own house in order first.

"On top of his MSP salary, Lord Foulkes has claimed between £300 and £800 a day for attending the House of Lords.

"It's no wonder he's not prepared to give up his lavish Lords lifestyle and devote himself to Holyrood."

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Lords Allowances can be found here.