Question follow-through · 121696

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Redundancy Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department has spent on special severance payments in each of the last three years.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
18 Mar 2026
Target answer date
23 Mar 2026
Answer
26 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department has spent on special severance payments in each of the last three years.

  2. 23 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    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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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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