Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 97903

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Redundancy Pay

Tabled: 8 December 2025

Answered: 16 December 2025

Question

Neil O'Brien

Conservative — Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the total cost was of (a) settlement agreements and (b) special severance payments made to departing staff in the last year.

Answer

Michael Shanks

For the last financial year, the total cost to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) of payments associated with settlement agreements and special severance payments was £60,000.