Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 118525
Ministers: Maternity Leave
Tabled: 6 March 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026
Question
Mike Wood
Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Ministers who are providing cover for a Minister who is on maternity leave receive an exit payment if they leave Ministerial office at the end of the maternity cover period.
Answer
Nick Thomas-SymondsSince 13 October 2025, ministers who serve for fewer than six months are expected to forgo their severance payment. Ministers who return to office within three months of leaving will be asked to forgo their salary until the end of that three-month period....
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