Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) non-disclosure and (b) other confidentiality agreements relating to (i) employment, (ii) bullying, (iii) misconduct and (iii) harassment cases have been agreed by his Department in each year since 1 January 2010; and how much money from the public purse has been spent on (a) legal costs and (b) financial settlements for such agreements in each year since 1 January 2010.

This information requested is not held centrally.

Cabinet Office guidance on settlement agreements, special severance payments on termination of employment and confidentiality clauses can be found here: Civil Service settlement agreements, special severance payments and confidentiality clauses - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).