Question follow-through · 87058

Department for Business and Trade: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff in his Department are recorded as having a (a) mental health condition and (b) physical disability by grade.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
31 Oct 2025
Target answer date
4 Nov 2025
Answer
10 Nov 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 31 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff in his Department are recorded as having a (a) mental health condition and (b) physical disability by grade.

  2. 4 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    Information on the number of people declaring a disability in department for Business and Trade (DBT) are published annually as part of Civil Service Statistics 2025, an accredited official statistics publication. The latest published data is accurate as ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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