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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Career Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many and what proportion of staff were promoted (a) in-grade and (b) to a higher grade in the last year broken down by (i) performance marking in the previous year and (ii) grade.

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
8 Dec 2025
Target answer date
10 Dec 2025
Answer
16 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 8 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many and what proportion of staff were promoted (a) in-grade and (b) to a higher grade in the last year broken down by (i) performance marking in the previous year and (ii) grade.

  2. 10 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The Department or Energy Security and Net Zero does not promote in-grade. Performance markings are not held centrally. Table 1 Grade (No. and %) between April 2024 and March 2025 GradeNo. Promoted% of those still in dept who were promotedAO 0.0%EO3117%HEO...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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