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Department for Business and Trade: Civil Servants

Commons · Question 57585 · Tabled 4 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 13 Jun 2025

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Asked by John Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many permanent civil servants in his Department are staff without assigned posts; and how many are placed in an equivalent (a) people action team, (b) priority movers list, (c) redeployment registe

Answer

Answered by Justin Madders, 13 Jun 2025

At any point in time, there is likely to be a number of individuals who have been displaced due to restructures within business units or have returned from a loan from another department and their role no longer exists. The exact number changes on a day t...