Question follow-through · 71136
Summer Internship Programme
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what definition the Government uses of a working class student, in the context of the new Internship Scheme.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 29 Aug 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 3 Sept 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Aug 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what definition the Government uses of a working class student, in the context of the new Internship Scheme.
2 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Sept 2025
Answer published
The refocused Fast Stream Summer Internship scheme will give talented undergraduates from lower socio-economic backgrounds the opportunity to see what a career in the Civil Service is like. We will assess eligibility for the summer internship scheme based...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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