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Summer Internship Programme

Asked by Callum AndersonLabourCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 3 September 2025UIN 73242

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, over what timeframe his Department plans to evaluate the outcomes of the Summer Internship Programme for students from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

Answered by Georgia Gould

Our first cohort of interns will be joining in Summer 2026 so we anticipate impacts will begin to be visible on the Autumn 2027 Fast Stream intake as participating students graduate from university and seek to join the programme. We will continue to publish Fast Stream recruitment data on an annual basis.

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