Question follow-through · 99845

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost was of (a) settlement agreements and (b) special severance payments made to departing staff in the last year.

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled: 15 Dec 2025
Target answer date: 17 Dec 2025
Answer: 18 Dec 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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15 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost was of (a) settlement agreements and (b) special severance payments made to departing staff in the last year.
17 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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18 Dec 2025
Answer published
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21 Jan 2026
Answer corrected
For the last financial year, the total cost to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport of payments associated with settlement agreements is set out in Annual Report and Accounts. Where relevant, this includes special severance payments that have assoc...

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