Question follow-through · 117671
Cabinet Office: Recruitment
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have his Department taken on internship schemes open only to those with certain protected characteristics in each of the last three years.
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
- 4 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 9 Apr 2026 · 36 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have his Department taken on internship schemes open only to those with certain protected characteristics in each of the last three years.
9 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Apr 2026
Answer published
In each of the last 3 years Cabinet Office has placed less than 5 people on internship schemes open only to those with certain protected characteristics. The exact number has been redacted to avoid identification of individuals.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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