United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal ultimately covered the entire gamut of Parliament—all major parties and several minor ones, ministers (including the Prime Minister Gordon Brown, the Chancellor, cabinet and shadow cabinet members) through to backbenchers, and members of both the House of Lords and the House of Commons. A number of members were expelled from their parties, or would not stand for re-election; some members repaid, in part or whole, sums they had previously claimed. Expenses claims to be repaid averaged £3,000 with the highest repayment being £42,458.21 by Barbara Follett. There were also payments to the UK tax authority for taxes on possible gains
Government House, Adelaide was destroyed in the Black Sunday Bushfire of 1955. Subsequently, the Governor was not provided with a summer residence. Government House is located in well kept grounds which are periodically used for important public ceremonies, such as: Cottages were built in the northern part of the grounds, originally for the butler (1928) and the chauffeur (1945). The grounds of Government House itself are surrounded by prominent public buildings, statues and memorials: Government House, Adelaide Government House, located in Adelaide on the corner of North Terrace and King William Road, is the official residence of the Governor of South Australia. The