Question follow-through · 123954
Department for Business and Trade: Performance Appraisal
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many departmental employees were on performance management plans in (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 25 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 20 Apr 2026 · 26 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many departmental employees were on performance management plans in (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025.
13 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Apr 2026
Answer published
Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is committed to thorough performance management and has in place robust processes to ensure that those who fall below the expected standards are supported to improve in a timely manner. Those who cannot improve thei...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Trade Promotion
29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of British Trade Envoys in securing economic growth opportunities for the UK.
Small Business Commissioner: Operating Costs
30 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the total running costs of the office of the Small Business Commissioner was for the last full year in which data is available.