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Department for Business and Trade: Redundancy Pay

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 25 March 2026UIN 121276

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much his Department has spent on special severance payments in each of the last three years.

Answered by Kate Dearden

The total value of severance payments is set out in the department’s Annual Report and Accounts, which are available for the last three years.

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