Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January to Question 8377 on Peter Bone, whether the severance payments incorrectly paid to (a) Mr Peter Bone, (b) Ms Nadine Dorries, (c) the Rt hon. Member for Bexleyheath and Crayford, (d) the hon. Member for Erewash and (e) the former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in the Lords, have been recovered.

We have previously set out that in any case where a former minister has been paid severance incorrectly, the relevant department will seek to recover the payment. It would not be appropriate to comment further on individual cases.