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1725667

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Solicitor General, what the cost to her Department was of ministerial severance payments in each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment in that period; and how much each Minister received.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>Details of ministerial severance payments are published in the HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor Annual Report and Accounts. These can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/transparency-and-freedom-of-information-releases?parent=government-legal-department&amp;organisations%5B%5D=government-legal-department&amp;order=updated-newest" target="_blank">Transparency andfreedom of information releases - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>I confirm that over the period 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024, the following payments were made:</p><p>The Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Cox KC MP – £23,612 (February 2020)</p><p>The Rt Hon Alex Chalk KC – £14,490 (August 2022)</p><p>Edward Timpson CBE KC – £14,490 (October 2022)</p><p>The Rt Hon Sir Michael Ellis KC – £23,612 (November 2022)</p><p>Information on any payments from 31 May 2024 will be released in due course.</p><p>All severance payments were made under the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991, which provides for severance payments to ministers who cease to hold office and are not re-appointed to government within three weeks. This reflects the lack of any notice period when ministers leave government.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Sarah Sackman question first answered 09/09/2024 13:58:31 answering member 5204
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725669

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, 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.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3029
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The department publishes details of all ministerial remuneration including compensation for loss of office in its Annual Reports and Accounts.</p><p> </p><p>The information can be viewed on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> at this address: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-annual-reports-and-accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-annual-reports-and-accounts</a></p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office has published Annual Reports and Accounts for periods up to and including the financial year 2022/23. The 2023/2024 Annual Report and Account is due to be published in the Autumn. Information related to the financial year 2024/25 will be published after that year has closed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Queen's Park and Maida Vale answering member printed Georgia Gould question first answered 09/09/2024 14:32:53 answering member 5305
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725670

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Department for Business and Trade: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, 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.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>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 Government.</p><p> </p><p>Details of such payments are published in the departmental annual reports and accounts, and ministerial salaries are published on GOV.UK at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-salary-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministerial-salary-data</a></p> answering member constituency Ellesmere Port and Bromborough answering member printed Justin Madders question first answered 09/09/2024 13:51:09 answering member 4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725671

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	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 Minister received.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>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.</p><p>This applies only where a Minister is under 65 and is not appointed to a ministerial office within three weeks of leaving government.</p><p>Individuals may waive the payment to which they are entitled. That is a matter for their personal discretion, but this approach has been taken in the past.</p><p>Details of such payments are published in departmental <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dcms-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-to-2023" target="_blank">annual reports and accounts</a>, and ministerial salaries are published on <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1027301/Salaries_of_Members_of_Her_Majestys_Government_-_Financial_Year_2021-22_-_Publication.pdf" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>. Future disclosures for 2023/24 will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Barnsley South answering member printed Stephanie Peacock question first answered 09/09/2024 14:06:32 answering member 4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725672

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	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.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2024 answer text <p>The provision of severance payments for Ministers is set out in legislation.</p><p>Details of the severance payments made to ministers when leaving office are published in the Departments’ Annual Reports and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Lewisham East answering member printed Janet Daby question first answered 13/09/2024 14:39:59 answering member 4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725673

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the cost to his 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.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero was created following a Machinery of Government change and the payroll entries were split from other Government Departments in September 2023. From the creation of the separate ledger for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero until 30 May 2024, there were no Ministerial severance payments made.</p> answering member constituency Rutherglen answering member printed Michael Shanks question first answered 09/09/2024 12:32:26 answering member 4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725676

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 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.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>The details of any ministerial severance payments can be found in our Annual Report &amp; Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 18/09/2024 12:30:42 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725677

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, 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.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The details of any ministerial severance payments can be found in the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p>The 2023/2024 Annual Report and Accounts for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology are to be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Enfield North answering member printed Feryal Clark question first answered 09/09/2024 16:38:05 answering member 4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725680

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to her 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.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>Since 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024 the cost of ministerial severance payments are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>19 December 2019 – 31 December 2019: nil</p><p>1 January 2020 – 31 December 2020: nil</p><p>1 January 2021 – 31 December 2021: nil</p><p>1 January 2022 – 31 December 2022: £41,575</p><p>1 January 2023 – 31 December 2023: £7,920</p><p>1 January 2024 – 30 May 2024: nil</p><p> </p><p>The following Ministers received a severance payment of the following value:</p><p> </p><p>Grant Shapps MP received a compensation payment of £16,876 when he left Government on 6 September 2022.</p><p>Karl McCartney MP received a compensation payment of £5,593 when he left Government on 7 September 2022.</p><p>Robert Courts MP received a compensation payment of £5,593 when he left Government on 18 September 2022.</p><p>Kevin Foster MP received a compensation payment of £7,920 when he left Government on 25 October 2022.</p><p>Katherine Fletcher MP received a compensation payment of £5,593 when she left Government on 26 October 2022.</p><p>Jesse Norman MP received a compensation payment of £7,920 when he left Government on 13 November 2023.</p> answering member constituency Wythenshawe and Sale East answering member printed Mike Kane question first answered 09/09/2024 15:49:04 answering member 4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1725681

	registered interest
	date	30/08/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the cost to her 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.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	3037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The details of severance payments made to former ministers can be found in our Annual Report &amp; Accounts.</p><p>Information for the 2024/25 financial year will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stretford and Urmston answering member printed Andrew Western question first answered 09/09/2024 14:55:11 answering member 4979 label Biography information for Andrew Western
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse