Management of the Economy and Ministerial Severance Payments

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 2:31 pm on 15 November 2022.

Alert me about debates like this

Photo of Anthony Browne Anthony Browne Conservative, South Cambridgeshire 2:31, 15 November 2022

They say, “Just imagine what would have happened if Labour had won and the Labour party had been in power during the war in Ukraine and the pandemic.” It does not bear thinking about.

In my last few seconds, I will talk about the motion on severance pay. I am neither defending nor supporting it, but it is set out in legislation. That legislation has been there for 30 years, and the Labour party did not oppose or change that legislation when it was in power. It is up to the individuals whether they take it or not. I just point out that after the last Labour Government in 2010, Labour Ministers took £1 million-worth of severance pay.