Mr. Alan WilliamsTo ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his answer of 27 March,Official Report, column 428, whether income arising from a former Prime Minister's special position in public life was taken into account in assessing their eligibility for the allowance to former Prime Ministers for the additional costs which they are liable to incur from their special position in public life.
§ The Prime MinisterNo. The full amount of the allowance is available to all former Prime Ministers.
Mr. Alan WilliamsTo ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his answer of 27 March,Official Report, column 428, what is the former Prime Ministers' total annual allowance; whether it includes travel expenses (a) within the United Kingdom and (b) abroad; and if he will make a statement on the restrictions on the use of money under the scheme.
§ The Prime MinisterThe maximum amount of the allowance available to former Prime Ministers during 1991–92 is £28,986 plus £2,899 for secretaries' pension contributions. Former Prime Ministers may draw on the allowance to offset the secretarial and other office expenses they incur because of their special position in public life, but not the cost of their travel either in the United Kingdom or abroad.