ST ALBANS MP Anne Main has been asked to clarify details of her mortgage in the wake of the expenses investigations.

However Mrs Main, who had been claiming expenses on a second home where her daughter lived rent free, has not been demanded to repay any of her claims.

In a statement she said: "Following the Additional Costs Allowance Review of all Members of Parliament, Sir Thomas Legg’s only observations were that I needed to provide documentation to confirm that my mortgage was on an interest-only basis and that a half-yearly service charge was correct.

"In light of this, I shall be sending the required documentation which shows my mortgage is, indeed, an interest-only mortgage and that all payments in respect of my mortgage are, therefore, interest-only.

"I am also requesting from my service provider a breakdown of the service-charges paid in respect of my flat, and I shall be passing these on to Sir Thomas."

In all other respects, Sir Thomas Legg has not asked for any other clarification or, indeed, asked me to make any repayments, and it would appear that he is satisfied that my claims were within the guidelines at the time and, indeed, the retrospective guidelines that he is applying now. I am happy to provide him with the additional information as requested with regard to his provisional observations.”