MPs have faced criticism for heating their second homes from the public purse.

Some 340 MPs used the parliamentary expenses system to recoup the cost of heating second homes.

A survey, by the Sunday Mirror, assessed the expenses of every MP, with the energy bill toping £200,000 for 12 months.

The claims do not break any parliamentary rules as MPs based outside of London can claim for living costs for their second home.

But it’s come at a time of heightened tensions over the spiralling cost of gas and electricity.

Locally, only one MP did not bill the public for energy costs – that was Colne Valley Conservative MP Jason McCartney. He does not have a second home.

Other MPs are as follows:

Huddersfield Labour MP Barry Sheerman: £680.00 for gas.

Dewsbury Conservative MP Simon Reevell: £469.60 for electricity and gas.

Calder Valley Conservative MP Craig Whittaker: £705.00 for electricity and gas.

Batley and Spen Labour MP Mike Wood: £567.51 in electricity and gas.

In neighbouring authorities Halifax Labour MP Linda Riordan claimed £254.12 in electricity, while Wakefield Labour MP Mary Creagh claimed £2,182.00 for gas.

Colne Valley’s Jason McCartney joked he was a “proud Yorkshireman; I like a good bargain” and said: “I don’t have a second home, I live in Honley and I pay all my own utility bills out of my salary.

“When I’m in London I stay at an RAF place which costs £80 a night and I only need to pay when I’m there so that’s better value for money than a second home with rent and bills.”

Mr McCartney, who is usually in London Monday to Wednesdays, added: “I’ve always tried to be good value for money, I made a conscious decision not to claim for a number of things the rules allow, such as driving around my constituency and claiming the mileage, or food costs.

“It’s a personal decision every MP has to make.”

Barry Sheerman, who has a flat in London and Almondbury, said: “My staff regularly change it (the tariff) if they think there’s a better bargain.

“We have the IPSA rules and we stick to them to get the best value – there’s a lot I don’t claim for that I could.

“I’ve been in the House of Commons a lot longer than David Cameron and the problems go back to the botched privatisation Mrs Thatcher carried out.

“In my constituency we have water from a Singaporean trust fund, gas from the Chinese in Hong Kong and electricity from Germany.

“In Kirklees we could turn our waste into energy – they’ve done it in London and if we can get Huddersfield together we can do it here.”

Simon Reevell, who has a one-bed flat in London and a house in Kirkburton, said: “MPs who live out of London and need accommodation costs have it paid by the state.

“This has always been the case, but of course I understand that we all have to be careful and I have looked at what tariff I am on.

“I was with EDF and have just gone to the Co-op for my house in Kirkburton because that is cheaper.

“I think the Government is challenging the energy companies, they were in Parliament last week and we have an energy bill going through.”

Dave Prentis, Unison general secretary, branded the heating claims as “disgraceful” adding: “These are the same hypocritical MPs who have failed to get a grip on soaring fuel and energy costs, rising food bills and pay freezes.”