United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal with each MP receiving a letter in which they were informed whether or not they would be required to repay any expenses they had claimed. Among those who had to repay expenses were Prime Minister Gordon Brown who claimed £12,415 for cleaning and gardening costs and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg who was asked to pay back £910 from a £3,900 claim he made for gardening between 2006 and 2009. Conservative leader David Cameron was asked to provide more information regarding over-claiming in 2006 when he changed his mortgage, he had already repaid £218. Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith apologised
Government incentives for plug-in electric vehicles Center Europe CEO said ""we remain convinced that the goal of one million electric cars by 2020 is still achievable"." According to Nissan if from now on electric car sales double every year until 2020, it is still possible to achieve the government goal. An incentive scheme to promote plug-in electric vehicle adoption was approved in April 2016 with a budget of (). A total of () is reserved for the purchase subsidies, which are expected to run until all the money is disbursed, estimated to last until 2019 at the latest. Another () are budgeted to finance the deployment