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Department for Business and Trade: Recruitment

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 10 July 2026UIN 15672

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department uses numerical reasoning tests as part of the recruitment process for its graduate recruitment scheme.

Answered by Kate Dearden

The Department for Business and Trade does not apply numerical reasoning tests as part of recruitment processes relating to graduate recruitment schemes.

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