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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Redundancy Pay

Asked by Neil O'BrienConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 16 December 2025UIN 97903

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the total cost was of (a) settlement agreements and (b) special severance payments made to departing staff in the last year.

Answered by Michael Shanks

For the last financial year, the total cost to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) of payments associated with settlement agreements and special severance payments was £60,000.

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