Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Redundancy Pay
Commons · Question 3031 · Tabled 30 Aug 2024 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 9 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Wera Hobhouse
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost to her Department was of Ministerial severance payments during each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment; and how much each Minist
Answer
Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 9 Sep 2024
Under the Ministerial and Other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991, eligible Ministers who leave office are entitled to a one off payment equivalent to one quarter of their annual salary at the point at which they leave the government.This applies only where ...