Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 74666

Intelligence Services: Unpaid Work

Tabled: 3 September 2025
Answered: 16 September 2025

Question

Mike Wood

Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to ensure that people who are white British are eligible to apply for all (a) government and (b) (i) MI5 and (ii) MI6 summer internships.

Answer

Nick Thomas-Symonds
A range of internships exist across government, any decisions relating to eligibility are taken in line with the CS Commission rules and in accordance with UK Employment Law. Specifically relating to the CS Summer Internship Programme, as set out in Augus...
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