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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Equality

Commons · Question 106716 · Tabled 19 Jan 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 27 Jan 2026

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Asked by Rupert Lowe

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.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 27 Jan 2026

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 ...