article_snippet: Eric Joyce has racked up a £13,000 expenses bill on train tickets and hotel costs for staff
article_snippet: IPSA has revealed that Eric Joyce now owes just over £10,000 - down from £12,919.61 at the end of January.
article_snippet: If Eric Joyce refuses to repay the money after leaving Parliament Eric Joyce will be pursued through the civil courts, an IPSA source told MailOnline.
article_snippet: Mr Joyce confirmed to MailOnline Mr Joyce owed around £10,000 in claims for ‘travel and accommodation for staff’.
article_snippet: ‘around a grand a month’ from Mr Joyce wages.
article_snippet: Mr Joyce said Mr Joyce was told out of the blue by IPSA that Mr Joyce owed them the money and insisted that them had previously signed off Mr Joyce expenses claims –
article_snippet: The revelation that Mr Joyce owes more than £10,000 to the Commons authorities comes after Mr Joyce expenses claims sparked controversy last year when Mr Joyce owes more than £10,000 to the Commons authorities emerged Mr Joyce had bought expensive computers and charged expensive computers to the taxpayer.
article_snippet: In total Mr Joyce claimed £185,635 in expenses last year.
article_snippet: Among the items Mr Joyce charged to the taxpayer was £1,777 of 'replacement laptops' and £125 on accessories from the Apple shop.
highlights_snippet: Eric Joyce racked up the bill on train tickets hotels for staff .
  
highlights_snippet: Eric Joyce now owes just over £10,000, down from £12,919.61 in January .
  