Lee Anderson MP: written questions

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Employment: Universal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what data her Department holds on the number and proportion of (a) foreign and (b) UK nationals who were able to find jobs within (i) one, (ii) three and (iii) six months of starting Universal Credit in
Answer: The requested information is not held and to produce it would incur disproportionate costs. Information on the number of people on UC by nationality including their employment status is published in DWP statistics here: https://www.gov.uk/government/stati...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
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Pupils: English LanguageDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 1 September 2025 to Question 73665 on Pupils: English Language, what proportion of children starting primary school cannot speak English to an acceptable standard.
Answer: The department does not hold specific data on the proportion of children starting primary school who are unable to speak English to an acceptable standard.Information on teacher assessments of children’s development at the end of the early years founda...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
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Wales Office: RecruitmentWales OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, 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: 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 must...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Scotland Office: RecruitmentScotland OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, 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: All staff that join the Scotland Office, do so on an assignment, loan or secondment from other Government bodies, principally the Ministry of Justice and the Scottish Government, who remain the employers. As such, the Scotland Office actively participates...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
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Northern Ireland Office: RecruitmentNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81979More
Question: 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: (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 ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
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Department for Culture, Media and Sport: RecruitmentDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, 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: 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 mus...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: RecruitmentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 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: 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 mus...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
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Department for Transport: RecruitmentDepartment for TransportTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, 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: The Department for Transport (DfT) has not run recruitment or internship schemes with the sole focus of increasing the number of people from underrepresented groups in the workforce in the last year. However, we have offered a range of recruitment and int...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: RecruitmentDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, 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: In the past year, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has actively supported and hosted two internship schemes.DSIT welcomed 35 interns through the Summer Internship Programme (SIP) and 17 candidates via the Autism Exchange Intern...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
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Department for Business and Trade: RecruitmentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81974More
Question: 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: 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...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
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Department for Work and Pensions: RecruitmentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, 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: 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 mu...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: RecruitmentDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, 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: As set out in the Civil Service People Plan 2024 - 2027, DESNZ 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. Department for Energy Sec...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
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Department for Education: RecruitmentDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Oct 2025WithdrawnUIN 81971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, 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: No published answer in this record yet.
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Department for Education: RecruitmentDepartment for EducationTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, 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: The Civil Service is committed to a truly diverse workforce and culture of openness and inclusivity, not as ends in themselves but as means of delivering better outcomes to the citizens we serve. As set out in the Civil Service People Plan 2024 - 2027, we...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
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Department of Health and Social Care: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, 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: The Department has not run any recruitment with the sole aim of increasing the number of people from underrepresented groups in the workforce in the last year.The Department has not run any internship schemes but has participated in the following internsh...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: RecruitmentMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, 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 y
Answer: RecruitmentAs set out in the Civil Service People Plan 2024 - 2027, MHCLG 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 r...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Ministry of Justice: RecruitmentMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81967More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, 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: 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 must ...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
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Ministry of Defence: RecruitmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81966More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, 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: 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 mu...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
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Home Office: RecruitmentHome OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, 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: All Civil Service departments work within the Recruitment Principles, as regulated by the Civil Service Commission, to recruit using a fair and open process and appoint on merit.As set out in the Civil Service People Plan 2024 - 2027, we are committed to ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: RecruitmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, 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 la
Answer: As set out in the Civil Service People Plan 2024 - 2027, published under the previous government, 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...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
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Treasury: RecruitmentTreasuryTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81963More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, 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: HMT has not run any recruitment or internship schemes specifically aimed at increasing the number of people from underrepresented groups. HMT has participated in some cross-government internship schemes such as the Cabinet Office run Summer Intern Placeme...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
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Cabinet Office: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81962More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, 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: 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 mu...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
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Food: LabellingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of food labelling regulations in supporting consumers to make informed choices.
Answer: All food and drink sold on the UK market, including that which is imported, must comply with food labelling rules. The rules require what information must be provided to consumers and how this must be done. The fundamental principle of food labelling rule...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
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Students: Mental HealthDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with the university sector on the mental health of students.
Answer: This government is committed to ensuring students in higher education (HE) have access to effective mental health support. This is why my noble Friend, the Minister for Skills has recently appointed a new HE Student Support Champion to lead a reconvened H...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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Bus ServicesDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 78594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help improve the reliability of bus services.
Answer: The Government knows how important, reliable bus services are enabling people to access education, work and vital services. The Government is committed to delivering better bus services across the country, including in rural areas across England. The Gove...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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