Northavon MP Steve Webb has become the first in the Bristol area to have his expenses made public.

Mr Webb's receipts show a £277 bill for cleaning a flat before he moved, which included £1.27 on Harpic, £1.45 on 10 refuse sacks and 99p for two dusters.

He also submitted £141 for a hotel bill after the sale of the flat temporarily fell through.

After he moved to a new apartment, a short walk from the House of Commons, he also claimed for £750.19 for decorating.

This included "fitting a mirror to alcove", and £426.99 for unblocking drains.

Mr Webb sold his bedsit flat in Westminster for £195,000 in 2006 and bought a one-bedroom home for £280,000.

That meant the mortgage interest payments he claimed for under the Second Homes Allowance went up from £678 to £1,158 per month.

Mr Webb told the Bristol Evening Post he would hand back any profit made when he leaves Parliament and sells the apartment.

He said: "Like most people, I'm angry that some MPs have clearly abused the system. I absolutely share and understand the public anger about this.

"In terms of my claims I think I have gone further than most MPs by saying I will not profit by a penny by having a flat in London.

"This is something I have freely decided. The entire proceeds will go back to the taxpayer.

"I have already paid capital gains tax of around 40 per cent, which means the taxpayer is already in profit by more than £10,000.

"We need an independent body to set the rules and oversee the claims and we need total transparency."

More than 2.4 million receipts covering claims for all MPs will be officially published in July.