Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 22269

Employment: Social Class

Tabled: 7 January 2025
Answered: 10 January 2025

Question

Kirsty Blackman

Scottish National PartyAberdeen North

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of mandating socioeconomic background reporting for all employers with over 250 employees.

Answer

Justin Madders
The Department has not undertaken any such assessment. Companies are already required to disclose employee matters and can choose to include socioeconomic aspects where relevant to their business. For example, all large companies in the UK must include in...

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