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