Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 15672

Department for Business and Trade: Recruitment

Tabled: 3 July 2026
Answered: 10 July 2026

Question

Sir John Hayes

ConservativeSouth Holland and The Deepings

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.

Answer

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