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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-02-26more like thismore than 2014-02-26
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Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 more like this
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house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much in public duty costs allowance has been paid to each former Prime Minister in each year since 2010; what the limit is of the public duty costs allowance for former Prime Ministers; when that limit was last reviewed; whether the public duty costs allowance is payable in addition to their parliamentary allowances to former Prime Ministers who remain Members of Parliament; what audit is undertaken of claims made under the public duty costs allowance by former Prime Ministers; what checks are made to ensure that claims against the allowance meet the criteria for funding from the allowance; what guidance is provided to former Prime Ministers on claiming from the public duty costs allowance; and if he will place in the Library a copy of that guidance. more like this
tabling member constituency Perth and North Perthshire more like this
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Pete Wishart more like this
uin 189655 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-03-04more like thismore than 2014-03-04
answer text <p> </p><p>The amounts paid in 2011-12 and 2012-13 are as follows: </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gordon Brown</p></td><td><p>&pound;114,998.17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Thatcher</p></td><td><p>&pound;109,191.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>John Major</p></td><td><p>&pound;115,000.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tony Blair</p></td><td><p>&pound;115,000.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>John Major</p></td><td><p>&pound;114,996.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gordon Brown</p></td><td><p>&pound;100,315.68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Thatcher</p></td><td><p>&pound;74,087.76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tony Blair</p></td><td><p>&pound;115,000.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The current limit for the PDCA is &pound;115,000. The limit is reviewed on an annual basis.</p><p>Former Prime Ministers will continue to receive the PDCA if they are a sitting MP, provided they are not serving as Leader of the Opposition.</p><p>Claims are processed by the Cabinet Office and form part of the annual audit of Cabinet Office expenditure.</p><p>All former Prime Ministers are provided with guidance on the PDCA. A copy of this has been placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Horsham more like this
answering member printed Mr Francis Maude more like this
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less than 2014-03-04T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-03-04T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
115
label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham more like this
tabling member
1440
label Biography information for Pete Wishart more like this