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Ministry of Defence: Equality

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 10 January 2025UIN 21139

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of officials in his Department were hired via positive action schemes in the last financial year.

Answered by Al Carns

The Ministry of Defence has not hired any permanent civil servants using a positive action scheme in the last financial year.

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