Petition · past parliament
Withdraw the £115000 public duties cost allowance (PDCA) to Prime Ministers
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Withdraw or Revise the right to public duties cost allowance (PDCA) to Prime Ministers spending less than a 5 year term in office.
During a cost of living crisis, paying such huge amounts is not a fair use of public spending.
During a cost of living crisis, paying such huge amounts is not a fair use of public spending.
This country has a right to fair governance and accountability of fiscal spending. This type of payment should be controlled with a far greater vigour and reflective of a PM servicing a full term of office.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign this petition which calls for a similar action: Restrict Public Duties Cost allowance to Prime Ministers who won an election
If you want this allowance to be ended entirely, we could accept a petition requesting this.
If you want this allowance to be ended entirely, we could accept a petition requesting this.
Timeline
| 20 Oct 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Oct 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
24 Oct 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.