Written questions

Department for Business and Trade: Recruitment

Commons · Question 81974 · Tabled 14 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 22 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether their Department has run any (a) recruitment and (b) internship schemes aimed to increase the number of people from underrepresented groups in the workforce in the last year.

Answer

Answered by Kate Dearden, 22 Oct 2025

The Civil Service People Plan 2024-2027 commits to attracting and retaining diverse talent. Recruitment follows the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, ensuring fair and open competition based on merit.Going Forward into Employment (GFiE) suppo...