Scotland Office written question – answered at on 24 March 2026.
John Hayes
Conservative, South Holland and The Deepings
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department has spent on special severance payments in each of the last three years.
Kirsty McNeill
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland
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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