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Summer Internship Programme

Asked by Callum AndersonLabourCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 3 September 2025UIN 73241

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what criteria his Department plans to use to assess eligibility for the Summer Internship Programme for students from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

Answered by Georgia Gould

The refocused Fast Stream Summer Internship scheme will give talented undergraduates from lower socio-economic backgrounds the opportunity to see what a career in the Civil Service is like. We will assess eligibility for the summer internship scheme based on parental occupation at the age of 14. The Social Mobility Commission (SMC) identifies this as the most accurate measure of socio-economic background.

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