Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will make it its policy to ensure that the former Deputy Prime Minister is not given a severance payment.

This Government has introduced reforms to Ministerial severance pay to ensure severance payments are proportionate and fair. These changes will come into effect from 13 October.

In the interim, while this is implemented, decisions as to whether a Minister accepts a severance payment is for the outgoing Minister.