Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the value of the Public Duty Cost Allowance; and whether they stipulate how it is spent.

The Public Duty Cost Allowance (PDCA) is a payment for reimbursement of incurred expenses for necessary office and secretarial costs arising from fulfilling public duties, to a maximum of £115,000 per annum.

All former Prime Ministers’ are eligible to draw on the PDCA. They cannot claim the allowance if they are serving as Leader of the Opposition.

The annual amount received by each PDCA claimant is published each year in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts available online at: Cabinet Office annual reports and accounts - GOV.UK

Further information about the PDCA is available online at: Public Duty Costs Allowance guidance - GOV.UK