{"value":{"id":1894591,"askingMemberId":5330,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-03-24T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-03-26T00:00:00","uin":"123572","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what was the total value of non-contractual severance payments across the department in 2023, 2024 and 2025.","answeringBodyId":216,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Science, Innovation and Technology","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":3966,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-04-01T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology’s first set of accounts were for 2023/24 where the expenditure on special severance payments was £99,390. Expenditure in subsequent years can be found in the relevant annual report and accounts.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Redundancy Pay","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1894591","method":"GET"}]}