Petition · past parliament
Stop all ministerial and prime ministerial pensions immediately.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
The last 7 prime ministers alone are costing the UK tax payer over £800k a year, and in this time of renewed austerity this country cannot afford to keep paying these amounts to people who can easily earn sufficient income from lucrative talks and corporate advisory deals.
The governing party's MPs should also be paid on a UK average earnings perf. related pay. If the average citizen is doing better under this Govt then those managing that Govt deserve to be paid. However, if like current times the Govt has actively damaged the economy & the average UK citizen is worse off, then those MPs in Govt should also see a significant reduction in pay so they can understand what the rest of us are going through and take responsibility for their party's decisions & actions.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand that you're concerned about payments to former Prime Ministers, but from the figures you cite it sounds like you're referring to the Public Duty Costs Allowance.
The Public Duty Costs Allowance is claimable for reimbursement of incurred expenses for necessary office costs and secretarial costs arising from former Prime Minister's special position in public life. You can find out more about this allowance here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-duty-cost-allowance/public-duty-costs-allowance-guidance
Under the Ministers’ Pension Scheme Ministers, including from 2013 the Prime Minister, accrue a part of their pensionable salary in each year they are a contributing member of the scheme, and have a normal pension age linked to their State Pension age. You can find out more about this scheme here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn04586/
We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:
Abolish the Public Duties Cost Allowance (PDCA) for former Prime Ministers: Abolish the Public Duties Cost Allowance (PDCA) for former Prime Ministers
We understand that you're concerned about payments to former Prime Ministers, but from the figures you cite it sounds like you're referring to the Public Duty Costs Allowance.
The Public Duty Costs Allowance is claimable for reimbursement of incurred expenses for necessary office costs and secretarial costs arising from former Prime Minister's special position in public life. You can find out more about this allowance here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-duty-cost-allowance/public-duty-costs-allowance-guidance
Under the Ministers’ Pension Scheme Ministers, including from 2013 the Prime Minister, accrue a part of their pensionable salary in each year they are a contributing member of the scheme, and have a normal pension age linked to their State Pension age. You can find out more about this scheme here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn04586/
We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:
Abolish the Public Duties Cost Allowance (PDCA) for former Prime Ministers: Abolish the Public Duties Cost Allowance (PDCA) for former Prime Ministers
Timeline
| 25 Oct 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Oct 2022 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Oct 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.