article_snippet: Many of these payments were later declared unclaimable on expenses, but his Parliamentary card was not blocked by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) for more than two years.
article_snippet: The details emerged after Ipsa admitted it has been labelling some of Mr Joyce's hotel claims as 'not paid' in it regular disclosures - when in fact it has paid a much higher bill in full.
article_snippet: Ipsa admitted it has been labelling some of Mr Joyce's hotel claims as 'not paid' in its regular disclosures - when in fact it has paid a much higher bill in full was automatically paid by Ipsa.
article_snippet: It is understood that the claim was declared invalid because key parts of the receipt had been blacked out - although again Ipsa had already footed the cost and subsequently reported the claim as 'not paid'.
article_snippet: Mr Joyce said Ipsa had contacted Mr Joyce about spending in late 2013, but Mr Joyce heard nothing else and believed Ipsa had dropped the matter until last December.
article_snippet: Some of these figures are legitimate debts to Ipsa but Some of these figures would not discuss the rest of it.'
article_snippet: However, after 16 months, Ipsa decided the claims were invalid and demanded the money back, according to Mr Joyce.
article_snippet: An Ipsa spokesman said: 'MPs have a responsibility to manage MPs financial affairs and we publish details of all of MPs claims - both paid and not. '
article_snippet: As you would expect, when this didn't work We escalated these conversations within Ipsa and this approach resulted in a personal assurance from Mr Joyce that Mr Joyce would repay the amounts due.
article_snippet: In 2008, before Ipsa took over the system, Mr Joyce had Mr Joyce parliamentary expenses suspended after putting nearly £5,000 in 'non-parliamentary' travel expenses to Tokyo, Kinshasa and Nairobi on a Commons card, and then ignoring repeated demands from officials to repay.
article_snippet: The latest situation could fuel calls for Ipsa to publish fuller, receipt-level information about MPs' spending.
highlights_snippet: Commons expenses watchdog IPSA docking his wages by around £1,000 .