Public Duty Costs Allowance
Lords · Question HL9189 · Tabled 7 Jul 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Rennard
To ask His Majesty's Government what they consider the public duties of former Prime Ministers to be in relation to the Public Duty Cost Allowance; and what plans they have to review the Public Duty Cost Allowance to increase transparency.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, 17 Jul 2025
The Public Duty Costs Allowance (PDCA) was introduced to assist former Prime Ministers still active in public life. Payments are made only to meet the actual cost of continuing to fulfil public duties. The PDCA was exceptionally extended to the former Dep...