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Scotland Office: Unpaid Work

Asked by Charlie DewhirstConservativeScotland OfficeTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 23964

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether any internship schemes managed by (a) her Department and (b) each of its Arm’s Length Bodies are restricted to applicants on the basis of (i) ethnicity, (ii) social class and (iii) both.

Answered by Scotland Office

The Scotland Office does not manage any internship schemes.

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