MP Edward Davey claimed £112,850 in constituency, staffing and parliamentary costs for 2010-11.
The bulk of the Kingston and Surbiton MP’s spending, £89,387, went on staffing, while £15,034 was spent on his constituency office in Surbiton and £8,376 on general administration.
Mr Davey claimed £53 on travel and subsistence.
The junior minister hit the headlines in February when the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA), established after the expenses scandal, rejected a £115 claim for telephone rental because of “insufficient evidence”.
It has now said the bill was not paid because it pre-dated the IPSA scheme.
Mr Davey’s other costs include £26 a month for window cleaning, and a December 12 bill for a new video intercom system costing £1,948.
His office said the new security system was not related to student anger over his decision to vote for higher tuition fees, but to replace an existing system that broke.
Labour MP David Lammy was the highest claiming MP, receiving £173,922, while the total claimed by MPs fell from £98m in 2009-10 to £70.6m last year.
Millionaire Richmond Park MP Zac Goldsmith claimed £77,289 for staffing costs only.
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