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Department of Health and Social Care: Public Appointments

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 13 March 2026UIN 114867

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the DHSC annual report and accounts 2024-25, HC1446, what the payment of £18,000 of gross benefits for the Second Permanent Secretary relates to.

Answered by Karin Smyth

As stated in the Department’s Remuneration Report, that forms part of the annual report and accounts 2024/25, the Department’s Second Permanent Secretary, Tom Riordan, received £18,000 benefits in kind during 2024/25, to cover the dual location of his role.

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