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Department for Business and Trade: Equality

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 26 January 2026UIN 106713

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many civil servants employed by their Department work in roles primarily focused on (a) transgender policy, (b) diversity, (c) equity and (d) inclusion; and at what annual salary cost.

Answered by Kate Dearden

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) does not employ any civil servants whose roles are primarily focused on transgender policy, diversity, equity or inclusion.

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