Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 89581
Department for Work and Pensions: Conditions of Employment
Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 19 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 had their probationary period extended in the last 12 months.
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.