Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 15671
Department for Work and Pensions: Recruitment
Tabled: 3 July 2026
Answered: 13 July 2026
Question
Sir John Hayes
Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department uses numerical reasoning tests as part of the recruitment process for its graduate recruitment scheme.
Answer
Andrew WesternDWP uses the Cabinet Office run Fast-stream but does not have its own graduate recruitment scheme.