MP Hugh Robertson has backed the release of more details about MPs expenses.

The House of Commons' authorities failed in their latest bid to block their publication.

A High Court ruling rejecting an appeal against the publication of more information paves the way for the release of detailed receipts of 646 MPs, covering their expenditure on furniture, household bills, cleaning and repairs, mortgages and rent.

It will also see the disclosure of MPs’ private addresses. Some of the information is expected to be published this week.

The legal wrangle follows efforts by Freedom of Information campaigners to compel the Commons to publish more information about expenses.

Mr Robertson (Con), the MP for Faversham and Mid Kent, recently said he supported more openness, saying the row was damaging Parliament.

He said: "It is utterly wrong that a system should have grown up whereby allowances are seen by a small minority as a proxy for salary and the system is in need of total reform."