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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Recruitment

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 22 October 2025UIN 81964

The 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 last year.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

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 the future.

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