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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Redundancy Pay

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 30 March 2026UIN 122463

The question

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

Answered by Michael Shanks

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

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