Six of the ten best value MEPs are Conservative

Former CentreRight contributor Dr Lee Rotherham of The TaxPayers' Alliance has rated MEPs according to these criteria:

• Number of Parliamentary Questions asked (20%)
• Campaigning activity (20%)
• Expenses Transparency (20%)
• Parliamentary voting record on key transparency, red tape, spending controls and anti-corruption legislation (40%)
• Bonus marks were awarded for MEPs who opted out of the excessive second pension scheme and deducted for the 4 MEPs who have been involved in scandals involving financial irregularities.

His analysis produces a top ten that includes ten Tory MEPs:

Download a PDF of Dr Rotherham's Assessments.

> A week ago Open Europe published league tables for MEPs according to more narrow criteria of open-ness.