Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many candidates have (a) applied, (b) been successful and (c) been rejected for positions in the new nuclear Safeguards Inspectorate in the Office for Nuclear Regulation.

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has run two recruitment exercises during 2017/18 to recruit staff into safeguards roles. The second exercise has closed for applications, but shortlisting and interviewing has not yet concluded. As of 1 March 2018, across both recruitment exercises a total of 112 candidates have applied for these roles; six applicants have been offered appointments; and no offers from ONR have been rejected.