Found: producing (but not writing) the BC's first Corporate Plan - which met with sufficient approval from John Major

Found: Tuition fees were commissioned by the John Major Government and implemented by the Tony Blair Government

Found: Tuition fees were commissioned by the John Major Government and implemented by the Tony Blair Government

Found: Tuition fees were commissioned by the John Major Government and implemented by the Tony Blair Government

Found: As John Major himself said, the National Lottery was set up to support the arts and national infrastructure

Found: John Major was very clear that was never the intention of the Lottery - that it would provide "new money

Found: Sir John Major and Sir Michael Palin have both made the case that HM Government should offer financial

Found: Increased Funding: The introduction of National Lottery funding for sport by John Major, which significantly

Found: Under John Major, 80 per cent of state subsidies were required to be spent on private providers.

Found: I cannot quite remember the quote from John Major in the 1990s on this, but we have had lots of versions

Found: Mick Whelan: Our experience is that the three tenets that John Major put forward never happened.

Found: Sir John Major KG CH , former Prime Minister Adjournment Adjourned till Wednesday 22 February 2023

Found: Even stretching back to the ‘90s, it was not before the 24- hour news cycle that John Major suddenly

Found: Even stretching back to the ‘90s, it was not before the 24- hour news cycle that John Major suddenly

Found: Institute for Government will publish its recommendations about reform of the civil service, and John Major

Found: attention to the state of our public parks in this country, which led directly to the decision by the John Major

Found: John Major, amidst a furore about “sleaze” and, more specifically, in the wake of the “cash for questions

Found: After some negotiation, John Major, then Prime Minister, and Albert Reynolds, then Taoiseach, issued

Found: The committee was established by John Major in 1994 to advise Prime Ministers on ethical standards

Found: From Churchill to John Major, this era can seen as the ‘non-substantive change’ phase in relation

Found: Sir John Major KG CH , former Prime Minister Adjournment Adjourned till Wednesday 22 February 2023

Found: The author went on to point out that John Major also felt that he had not done well enough at school

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how much has been paid through the Public Duty Costs Allowance since its inception to (1) each former Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, and (2) in total.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

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 Deputy Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Sir Nick Clegg from 2015-2019. No other former Deputy Prime Ministers claim the allowance.

The costs are a reimbursement of incurred expenses for necessary administrative costs arising from their special position in public life for example managing an office (staffing and administration costs); handling correspondence as a former Prime Minister; and support with visits and similar activities. The level of the limit is reviewed by the Prime Minister at the start of a Parliament and annually. Invoices are submitted to the Cabinet Office to cover relevant office and salary costs. PDCA claims are also subject to an annual audit by the National Audit Office.

The Cabinet Office does not hold a comprehensive record of claims made against the PDCA going back to 1991 when the allowance was established. However, I would refer the noble Lord to a written answer provided to him on 6 December 2022 by Baroness Neville-Rolfe, then Minister of State, (reference HL3763) which provides details of historical claims of PDCA.

Details of PDCA claims have been published in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) since 2013-14. The written answer referred to above includes details of claims up to the financial year 2021-22. Details of claims for the financial years 2022-23 and 2023-24 are set out in Table 1 below, and can also be found in the relevant ARAs.

Table 1

In relation to the data provided in Table 1, it should be noted that The Rt Hon Lord David Cameron stopped receiving the allowance when he was appointed the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on 13 November 2023. The Rt Hon Boris Johnson was eligible to claim the Public Duty Cost Allowance, however no claims were received in 2022 to 2023. Due to 2022 to 2023 being the first year of set up, the Cabinet Office has agreed to reimburse these costs in 2023 to 2024. All future office costs are to be claimed in-year with claims received by 31 March. 2022 to 2023 office costs amounted to £67,083.

Details of the financial year 2024/25 will be published in the next Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that claims by former Prime Ministers and Deputy Prime Minister through the Public Duty Costs Allowance are not used to fund income-generating projects.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

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 Deputy Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Sir Nick Clegg from 2015-2019. No other former Deputy Prime Ministers claim the allowance.

The costs are a reimbursement of incurred expenses for necessary administrative costs arising from their special position in public life for example managing an office (staffing and administration costs); handling correspondence as a former Prime Minister; and support with visits and similar activities. The level of the limit is reviewed by the Prime Minister at the start of a Parliament and annually. Invoices are submitted to the Cabinet Office to cover relevant office and salary costs. PDCA claims are also subject to an annual audit by the National Audit Office.

The Cabinet Office does not hold a comprehensive record of claims made against the PDCA going back to 1991 when the allowance was established. However, I would refer the noble Lord to a written answer provided to him on 6 December 2022 by Baroness Neville-Rolfe, then Minister of State, (reference HL3763) which provides details of historical claims of PDCA.

Details of PDCA claims have been published in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) since 2013-14. The written answer referred to above includes details of claims up to the financial year 2021-22. Details of claims for the financial years 2022-23 and 2023-24 are set out in Table 1 below, and can also be found in the relevant ARAs.

Table 1

In relation to the data provided in Table 1, it should be noted that The Rt Hon Lord David Cameron stopped receiving the allowance when he was appointed the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on 13 November 2023. The Rt Hon Boris Johnson was eligible to claim the Public Duty Cost Allowance, however no claims were received in 2022 to 2023. Due to 2022 to 2023 being the first year of set up, the Cabinet Office has agreed to reimburse these costs in 2023 to 2024. All future office costs are to be claimed in-year with claims received by 31 March. 2022 to 2023 office costs amounted to £67,083.

Details of the financial year 2024/25 will be published in the next Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

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.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

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 Deputy Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Sir Nick Clegg from 2015-2019. No other former Deputy Prime Ministers claim the allowance.

The costs are a reimbursement of incurred expenses for necessary administrative costs arising from their special position in public life for example managing an office (staffing and administration costs); handling correspondence as a former Prime Minister; and support with visits and similar activities. The level of the limit is reviewed by the Prime Minister at the start of a Parliament and annually. Invoices are submitted to the Cabinet Office to cover relevant office and salary costs. PDCA claims are also subject to an annual audit by the National Audit Office.

The Cabinet Office does not hold a comprehensive record of claims made against the PDCA going back to 1991 when the allowance was established. However, I would refer the noble Lord to a written answer provided to him on 6 December 2022 by Baroness Neville-Rolfe, then Minister of State, (reference HL3763) which provides details of historical claims of PDCA.

Details of PDCA claims have been published in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) since 2013-14. The written answer referred to above includes details of claims up to the financial year 2021-22. Details of claims for the financial years 2022-23 and 2023-24 are set out in Table 1 below, and can also be found in the relevant ARAs.

Table 1

In relation to the data provided in Table 1, it should be noted that The Rt Hon Lord David Cameron stopped receiving the allowance when he was appointed the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on 13 November 2023. The Rt Hon Boris Johnson was eligible to claim the Public Duty Cost Allowance, however no claims were received in 2022 to 2023. Due to 2022 to 2023 being the first year of set up, the Cabinet Office has agreed to reimburse these costs in 2023 to 2024. All future office costs are to be claimed in-year with claims received by 31 March. 2022 to 2023 office costs amounted to £67,083.

Details of the financial year 2024/25 will be published in the next Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the need to scrutinise claims for Public Duty Costs Allowance.

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

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 Deputy Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Sir Nick Clegg from 2015-2019. No other former Deputy Prime Ministers claim the allowance.

The costs are a reimbursement of incurred expenses for necessary administrative costs arising from their special position in public life for example managing an office (staffing and administration costs); handling correspondence as a former Prime Minister; and support with visits and similar activities. The level of the limit is reviewed by the Prime Minister at the start of a Parliament and annually. Invoices are submitted to the Cabinet Office to cover relevant office and salary costs. PDCA claims are also subject to an annual audit by the National Audit Office.

The Cabinet Office does not hold a comprehensive record of claims made against the PDCA going back to 1991 when the allowance was established. However, I would refer the noble Lord to a written answer provided to him on 6 December 2022 by Baroness Neville-Rolfe, then Minister of State, (reference HL3763) which provides details of historical claims of PDCA.

Details of PDCA claims have been published in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) since 2013-14. The written answer referred to above includes details of claims up to the financial year 2021-22. Details of claims for the financial years 2022-23 and 2023-24 are set out in Table 1 below, and can also be found in the relevant ARAs.

Table 1

In relation to the data provided in Table 1, it should be noted that The Rt Hon Lord David Cameron stopped receiving the allowance when he was appointed the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on 13 November 2023. The Rt Hon Boris Johnson was eligible to claim the Public Duty Cost Allowance, however no claims were received in 2022 to 2023. Due to 2022 to 2023 being the first year of set up, the Cabinet Office has agreed to reimburse these costs in 2023 to 2024. All future office costs are to be claimed in-year with claims received by 31 March. 2022 to 2023 office costs amounted to £67,083.

Details of the financial year 2024/25 will be published in the next Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts.

Found: In May 1996, the Conservative government of John Major established the National Committee of Inquiry

Found: In 1993, Sir John Major told the Commons it was “for individual Ministers to decide on a particular

Found: of the crisis.18 The commencement of hostilities was announced in a statement by Prime Minister John Major

Found: See John Major, The Autobiography, London: HarperCollins, 1999, p 723. 48 The Cabinet Manual , paras

Found: importance for relations between the UK and the Kurdistan Region in Iraq of the 30th anniversary of Sir John Major

Found: It became widespre ad during the 1960s , before being restricted under the John Major Conservative

Found: loyalty and support, not to mention those who don ’t.159 Two days later, the Prime Minister, Sir John Major

Found: In 1993, Sir John Major said it was “for individual Ministers to decide on a particular occasion whether

Found:

Found: Consultation on Legacy Hilary Benn 2025-09-18 WAVE Consultation on Legacy Hilary Benn 2025-09-18 Sir John Major

Found: Other career history includes being a parliamentary clerk to Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher, John Major

Found: Other career history includes being a parliamentary clerk to Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher, John Major

Found: . £ 2023-24 2022-23 The Rt Hon Sir John Major 1 15,000 1 15,000 The Rt Hon Sir Tony Blair 1 15,000 1

Found: He joined the Times in 2001 having previously worked as an adviser to John Major when Sir John was serving

Found: He was previously a Parliamentary Clerk for Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher, John Major and Tony Blair

Found: One of these took place 30 years ago this very week when the Prime Minister John Major and Taoiseach

Found: to Tony Newton 2 November 1987 p1 CABO0100005_003 57 Letter from John Major to Tony Newton 2 November

Found: Burton’s judgment in A and Others v National Blood Authority delivered in March 2001.549 Sir John Major

Found: And it was affordable. ” On 7 December he wrote to the Prime Minister (then John Major), concluding

Found: Eight years later he would commit suicide. 1991 Conservative Prime Minister John Major announces that

Found: It is to be noted that, in a written answer by the Prime Minister John Major on 23 July 1991 on the

Found: Sharron launched Gift Aid with Sir John Major which has raised billions for charities.

Found: Fittingly, the lottery held its celebration of the anniversary at the Science Museum, attended by Sir John Major

Found: standing committee in October 1994, by the then Prime Minister, The Rt Hon Sir John Major

Found: Committee was established as a standing committee in October 1994, by the then Prime Minister, John Major

Found: a series of expert panels and keynote speakers – including former Prime Minister The Rt Hon Sir John Major

Found: The Committee, established by then PM John Major in 1995, is also marking the 30th anniversary of the

Found: He joined the Times in 2001 having previously worked as an adviser to John Major when Sir John was serving

Found: John Major then visited for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in 1993.

Found: This ‘cash for questions’ scandal led the then Prime Minister, Sir John Major - to establish a standing

Found: front of mind Thirty years ago, following the ‘cash for questions’ scandal in the House of Commons, John Major

Found: The independent Committee on Standards in Public Life was established by John Major in 1994 to advise

Found: as a precursor to the CASLO approach. 93 In his foreword to the white paper , Prime Minister John Major

Found: It is to be noted that, in a written answer by the Prime Minister John Major on 23 July 1991 on the

Found: Burton’s judgment in A and Others v National Blood Authority delivered in March 2001.549 Sir John Major

Found: And it was affordable. ” On 7 December he wrote to the Prime Minister (then John Major), concluding

Found: to Tony Newton 2 November 1987 p1 CABO0100005_003 57 Letter from John Major to Tony Newton 2 November

Found: It is to be noted that, in a written answer by the Prime Minister John Major on 23 July 1991 on the

Found: John Major (as Prime Minister), Scotland in the Union: a Partnership for Good, 1993 “… successive

Found: John Major (as Prime Minister), Scotland in the Union: a Partnership for Good, 1993 “… successive UK

Found: former Prime Minister, 1993 “… no nation could be held irrevocably in a Union against its will …”29 John Major

Found: In the 1990’s John Major lied to the public about engaging in peace talks with the IRA,2 and just over

Found: The Committee was established by Prime Minister John Major in response to concerns about conduct in

Found: Negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU: Monitoring Report 5 Theresa May , David Cameron , Sir John Major

Found: The Welsh Government , former Prime Minister, Sir John Major, and Deputy Labour Party Leader, Tom Watson

Found: Westminster that if „devolution-max‟ gained momentum – a model supported by former Tory Prime Minister John Major