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Written question asked by Peter Bedford (Conservative) on Wednesday, 4 December 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 6 December 2024. It was answered by Justin Madders (Labour) on Thursday, 12 December 2024 on behalf of the Department for Business and Trade.


Department for Business and Trade: Staff

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many employee settlement agreements there were in his Department in each year since 2020; and what the total value of such agreements is.

Answer

The Department for Business and Trade issued less than 5 settlement agreements in the years 2020 and 2022. We withhold the exact figures and the total value of these agreements under Section 40(2) (Personal information) of the Data Protection Act.  Due to a Machinery of Government change, data prior to 1st July 2023 relates to the Department for International Trade.

No settlement agreements were made in the other years requested.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
18049
Session
2024-26
Subjects
Staff Department for Business and Trade Ex gratia payments
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk