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Department for Business and Trade: Staff

Commons · Question 92351 · Tabled 18 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 25 Nov 2025

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Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what methods will be used to reduce staffing levels in export support services; and whether these will include (a) redundancy, (b) voluntary redundancy, (c) redeployment to other departments, and (d) n

Answer

Answered by Chris Bryant, 25 Nov 2025

All staff in the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) were able to apply for a voluntary exit scheme, before the announcement of workforce reductions. Staff impacted in export support services and in other areas of DBT may be offered redundancy, volunt...