Departmental Redundancy

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the answer of 26 November 2008, Official Report, columns 1511-12W, on redundancy, how many staff left her Department under staff exit schemes with a severance package worth (a) between £100,000 and £125,000, (b) between £125,001 and £150,000, (c) between £150,001 and £200,000, (d) between £200,001 and £250,000, (e) between £250,001 and £500,000, (f) between £500,001 and £1,000,000 and (g) over £1,000,000 in each year since 2005-06. (264304)

The following table shows further analysis of packages for the 18 packages of over £100,000:

*Number undertaking exit schemes by compensation lump sum amounts over £100,000*
	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08
Total	4	7	7
£100,000 to £125,000	1	2	1
£125,001 to £150,000	—	1	1
£150,001 to £200,000	1	3	3
£200,001 to £250,000	2	1	2
£250,001 to £500,000	—	—	—
£500,001 to £1,000,000	—	—	—
Over £1,000,000	—	—	—

Volume 489: debated on Thursday 19 March 2009