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Department for Business and Trade: Disability

Asked by Terry JermyLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 15 September 2025UIN 74298

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many people with disabilities were employed in his Department on 2 September 2025.

Answered by Kate Dearden

Information on the number of people declaring a disability by each government department are published annually as part of Civil Service Statistics 2025, an accredited official statistics publication. Latest published data are as at 31 March 2025 and can be found at Table 29 of the statistical tables at the following web address: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-service-statistics-2025

Information for 31 March 2026 is due for publication in July 2026.

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