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Baroness Gray of Tottenham (Lab)
Speaking in the House of Lords on 2 September 2025
Debate
Civil Service: InternsContribution
My Lords, as a former civil servant from the most working-class of backgrounds, while I am sure there are very good intentions here, I would have found it really difficult when I joined the Civil Service to not have been exposed to a wider group; I learned so much from that. I would like to know what the evidence base is for reaching this conclusion as I think there are good intentions but there are other ways that the Civil Service can be opened up as well.
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