Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 86703
Department for Work and Pensions: Conditions of Employment
Tabled: 30 October 2025
Answered: 10 November 2025
Question
Neil O'Brien
Conservative — Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, 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 years.
Answer
Andrew WesternThe information requested is not held centrally and due to the additional activity that would be required to provide it, would incur disproportionate cost.