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Wales Office: Redundancy Pay

Asked by Wera HobhouseLiberal DemocratWales OfficeTabled Answered 6 September 2024UIN 3048

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, 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.

Answered by Dame Nia Griffith

In accordance with the Ministerial and Other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991, paid Ministers below the age of 65 are entitled to a loss of office payment of one quarter of their claimed annual ministerial salary when they cease to hold office.

Details of ministerial severance payments can be found in the Wales Office annual report and accounts.

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