Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 86713
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Conditions of Employment
Tabled: 30 October 2025
Answered: 7 November 2025
Question
Neil O'Brien
Conservative — Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many staff in his Department (a) did not retain employment following the completion of their probationary period and (b) had their probationary period extended in each of the last five ye
Answer
Michael Shanks(a)There is no evidence in the data held in the DESNZ HR Oracle system of any employee being dismissed during their probationary period.(b) Probation extensions are not centrally recorded in the Oracle HR System.