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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Redundancy Pay

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero written question – answered at on 1 April 2026.

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Photo of Peter Bedford Peter Bedford Conservative, Mid Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what was the total value of non-contractual severance payments across the department in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

Photo of Michael Shanks Michael Shanks Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero), Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The total value of non-contractual severance payments across the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) was £22,500 in 2023, £nil in 2024 and £60,000 in 2025.

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  • (Citation: HC Deb, 1 April 2026, cW)

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