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Written Question
Ministerial Policy Advisers
Thursday 19th June 2014

Asked by: Ian Swales (Liberal Democrat - Redcar)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on redundancy payments for special advisers since May 2010.

Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham

The Government publishes annual statements on special adviser numbers and paybill costs, including severance pay. Information for each financial year going back to 2010/11 is available at the following links: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/special-adviser-data-releases-numbers-and-costs-october-2013