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Written question asked by Nick Smith (Labour) on Monday, 11 December 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 14 December 2023 (named day). It was answered by Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative) on Monday, 18 December 2023 on behalf of the Department for Business and Trade.


Greensill: Redundancy Pay

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will take steps to recover funds paid from the public purse to former employees of Greensill Capital Management Company.

Answer

The Government's Redundancy Payments Service seeks to recover all monies paid out from the National Insurance Fund to the employees of an insolvent company. The Redundancy Payments Service submitted a claim to the Administrators of Greensill Capital Management Company (UK) Ltd on 27 April 2023 for £2,004,511.

Any funds available for distribution in an insolvent company will be paid out by the Administrators in accordance with the statutory order of priority for creditor payments. Funds received by the Redundancy Payments Service will be repaid to the National Insurance Fund.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
6145
Session
2023-24
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Subjects
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Link
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