Department for Education: Redundancy Pay
Commons · Question 3032 · Tabled 30 Aug 2024 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 13 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Wera Hobhouse
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, 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 Minister received.
Answer
Answered by Janet Daby, 13 Sep 2024
The provision of severance payments for Ministers is set out in legislation.Details of the severance payments made to ministers when leaving office are published in the Departments’ Annual Reports and Accounts.