Written Question·Northern Ireland Office·UIN 81979

Northern Ireland Office: Recruitment

Tabled: 14 October 2025
Answered: 22 October 2025

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UKAshfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether their Department has run any (a) recruitment and (b) internship schemes aimed to increase the number of people from underrepresented groups in the workforce in the last year.

Answer

Hilary Benn
(a) As set out in the Civil Service People Plan 2024-2027, we are committed to ensuring we attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds to create a modern Civil Service, now and for the future. Civil Service recruitment ...

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