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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Redundancy Pay

Asked by Neil O'BrienConservativeDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 22 December 2025UIN 100467

The question

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

Answered by Ian Murray

For the last financial year, the total cost to DSIT of payments associated with settlement agreements is set out in the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dsit-annual-report-and-accounts-2024-to-2025

Where relevant, this includes special severance payments that have associated settlement agreements.

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