Written questions

Northern Ireland Office: Redundancy Pay

Commons · Question 3045 · Tabled 30 Aug 2024 · Northern Ireland Office · Official record

Answered 6 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Wera Hobhouse

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the cost to his Department was of ministerial severance payments in 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 Hilary Benn, 6 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 Department’s Annual Report and Accounts available at https://www.gov.uk/. The amounts...