European Parliament’s 10 most expensive delegations in 2010

6) Inter-parliamentary delegation to Shanghai, China, May 2010: £147,280, 11 MEPs for eight days, £13,388 per head.

7) EU-Chile joint parliamentary committee, Valparaiso, Chile, May 2010: £125,347, nine MEPs for six days, £13,927 per head.

Enlarged bureau visit to Shanghai, China, May 2010: £120,292, seven MEPs for eight days, £17,184 per head.

9) EU-Mexico joint parliamentary committee, Mexico, Nov 2010: £107,954, 11 MEPs for six days, £9,814 per head.

10) TAR delegation to Ottawa, Nov 2010: £97,883, nine MEPs for nine days, £10,875 per head.