Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 94261

Civil Servants: Working Class

Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 2 December 2025

Question

Jim McMahon

Labour (Co-op)Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of civil servants have working class backgrounds.

Answer

Anna Turley
As committed in the Declaration on Government Reform and in order to better serve the public, the government must ensure it draws on the talent of people from the widest possible range of geographical, social and career backgrounds. We will make sure that...

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