A question on #DepartmentForWorkAndPensions #Equality tabled by Rupert Lowe on 18-12-2024 has been answered by Andrew Western.

Heading: Department for Work and Pensions: Equality
Question ID: 1751229
UIN: 21134
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2024-12-18
Asking Member ID: 5158
Asking Member display name: Rupert Lowe
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Rupert Lowe
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of officials in her Department were hired via positive action schemes in the last financial year.
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Date answered: 2025-01-07
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4979
Answering Member display name: Andrew Western
Answering Member handle: andrewhwestern
Answering Member Twitter reference: @andrewhwestern
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Answer text: All Civil Service departments work within the Recruitment Principles, as regulated by the Civil Service Commission, to recruit using a fair and open process and appoint on merit. ● Departments will only limit a campaign to a specific group as a form of po...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true