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Electoral Commission: Unpaid Work

Asked by Charlie DewhirstConservativeSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled Answered 7 September 2026UIN 23965

The question

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether any internship schemes managed by the Electoral Commission are restricted to applicants on the basis of (i) ethnicity, (ii) social class and (iii) both.

Answered by Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

The Electoral Commission does not currently offer an internship programme.

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