Cabinet Office

Wednesday 20th July 2022 Ministerial Corrections

Ministers' Severance Pay

The following is an extract from the urgent question on 11 July 2022.

[Michelle Donelan (Chippenham) (Con)]

Does my hon. Friend agree that it is disingenuous of the Opposition to reference my alleged severance pay, as I made it clear almost immediately after resigning that I would not be taking such money?

[Mrs Wheeler]

Indeed, and I thank my right hon. Friend for confirming that she has already talked to the permanent secretary of the Cabinet Office and that she will not be receiving the payment.

[Official Report, 11 July 2022, Vol. 718, c. 22.]

Letter of correction from the Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office, the hon. Member for South Derbyshire (Mrs Wheeler).

An error has been identified in my response to my right hon. Friend the Member for Chippenham (Michelle Donelan).

The correct response should have been:

[Mrs Wheeler]

Indeed, and I thank my right hon. Friend for confirming that she has already talked to the permanent secretary of the Department for Education and that she will not be accepting the payment.