[g jones]

I owe Andrew a small apology. The Council email I got said an FOI had been put on (just) me by Andrew Barratt and the answer I received only contained my ex's, no-one else's.

Upon clarification, I now know Andrew submitted an unclear question and later a second clear question asking for ALL councillors ex's. I apologise to Andrew for believing he was targeting just me. He asked about Conservative, Labour, Independent Councillors.

I'll leave it up to Andrew (who'll receive the answers tomorrow) to decide whether to publish all, part or none of the information he has received.

In short they will say, 7.5% of Council Tax goes on allowances (2% of overall expenditure). £278,000 in allowances. This figure does not include expenses. £88,000 goes to 17 opposition Councillors, £190,000 to 18 Conservatives.

Expenses will include Conferences, Hotels, Travel. Mileage per month, Childcare and Mobile phone expenses. These may make interesting reading.