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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many security passes into his Department are issued to people (a) not directly employed by and (b) who are not civil servants who work in his Department.

The Department does not provide specific numbers or details on passes issued by the Departmental Security Unit. It issues security passes to Contractors not directly employed by the Department but who support it in its work, and to frequent visitors with a business need. It also issues security passes to Contractors who are not civil servants but work within the Department.