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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Equality

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 27 January 2026UIN 106716

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, 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 Michael Shanks

There are no roles in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero primarily focussed on transgender policy. The Department has fewer than five staff in roles primarily focused on diversity, equity and inclusion. The total annual salary cost is in the range of £163,800 - £183,500.

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