Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 94206

Government Communication Service: Apprentices

Tabled: 25 November 2025

Answered: 3 December 2025

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether applications for the Government Communication Service Apprenticeship in 2026 will be restricted on the basis of (a) socio-economic background and (b) ethnicity.

Answer

Nick Thomas-Symonds

Applications for the GCS Apprenticeship are not restricted on the basis of socio-economic background or ethnicity.