Disgraced MP: Simon Danczuk has twice claimed for packs of tissues to hand to members of the public who visit him in his office

If his expenses are anything to go by, Simon Danczuk must be an expert at reducing his constituents to tears.

The disgraced MP for Rochdale has twice claimed for packs of tissues to hand to members of the public who visit him in his office.

Mr Danczuk also tried to reclaim the cost of mobile phone calls in the wake of the sexting scandal that led to his suspension from the Labour Party, the latest release of MPs’ expenses revealed yesterday.

One of his claims for tissues for ‘general cleaning and upset constituents’ was for £4.05.

This was followed by a further claim for £2, In normal circumstances, MPs simply write ‘tissues’ on their expense forms but bizarrely Mr Danczuk thought he would expand on their use.

It is not known how many tissues were handed out to tearful members of the public.

Mr Danczuk was suspended by Labour in December after he was caught sending a string of lewd texts to a 17-year-old girl who had applied to do work experience for him.

The MP, who has campaigned against child abuse, texted Sophena Houlihan saying: ‘You want me to spank you?’

He also requested photographs and swapped messages about having sex. The teenager, who lives with her mother, revealed that after a month of messaging him, he asked her how old she was. When she said ‘17’, he is said to have replied: ‘Good for you’.

Months after the exchange was exposed, he put in expense forms for two hefty mobile phone bills, the figures show.

The monthly bills for February and March were for £83.18 and £86.20. When contacted, Mr Danczuk said the payment must have been an error as he had written to expenses watchdog IPSA to ask ‘not to process it’.

The MP also claimed £5 for ‘remembrance flowers’, according to the figures for 2015-2016.

Millionaire Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt made several small claims for parking, some for as little as 68p

Mr Danczuk is already embroiled in an expenses row after he was ordered to pay back £11,500 he claimed for extra accommodation costs for two children who did not ‘routinely’ live with him.

He insisted he had made an ‘honest mistake’ in making expense claims for dependent children.

Other expenses recorded by the watchdog included Gloucester Tory MP Richard Graham’s claim for £1.50 for buying constituents cups of tea in the Commons canteen. This was repaid.

Millionaire Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt made several small claims for parking, some for as little as 68p.

Tim Loughton, the campaign manager for Andrea Leasom’s failed bid to become Tory leader, claimed 25p for parking.

Former Liberal Democrat leader: Nick Clegg claimed £177.60 for ‘confidential waste disposal’ and £103.20 for ‘confidential paper destruction’ months after losing his job as Deputy Prime Minister

Sajid Javid, the new Transport Secretary, repaid £900 after he claimed for advertising for a jobs’ fair, while former Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg claimed £177.60 for ‘confidential waste disposal’ and £103.20 for ‘confidential paper destruction’ months after losing his job as Deputy Prime Minister.

He also claimed £147.50 for a fridge for his Sheffield Hallam constituency office.

New Brexit Secretary David Davis claimed a £126 subscription for The Economist – a magazine which was largely pro-EU during the referendum.

Tory Ben Wallace, a Northern Ireland minister, claimed 79p for a digital map... of his own Wyre and Preston North constituency.

Two Welsh MPs – Simon Hart and Mark Williams – claimed for Welsh language lessons.

Former Labour Cabinet minister Andy Burnham claimed £131.99 for a vacuum cleaner for his office.