Written questions

Northern Ireland Office: Recruitment

Commons · Question 81979 · Tabled 14 Oct 2025 · Northern Ireland Office · Official record

Answered 22 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 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 Hilary Benn, 22 Oct 2025

(a) As set out in the Civil Service People Plan 2024-2027, we are committed to ensuring we attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds to create a modern Civil Service, now and for the future. Civil Service recruitment ...