Written question asked by Charlie Dewhirst (Conservative) on Friday, 28 August 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 September 2026. It was answered by Calvin Bailey (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence: Unpaid Work

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, further to the answer of 8 July 2026 to Question 14349 on Civil Service: Temporary Employment, if he will list each of the internship schemes that have been made available in the last 12 months through the department, other than the Fast Stream Summer Internship Programme.

Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is not aware of any internship schemes managed by the Department or its Arm's Length Bodies that are restricted to applicants solely on the basis of ethnicity or social class. The MOD participates in the Civil Service Summer Internship Programme. The only internship scheme made available through the MOD in the last 12 months, other than the Fast Stream Summer Internship Programme, was the Autism Exchange Internship Programme. No other Departmental internship schemes have been identified.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 24043
Session: 2026-27
Related items: Civil Service: Temporary Employment
Wednesday, 8 July 2026
Written questions
House of Commons
Grouped for answer: Yes
Subjects: Ministry of Defence Unpaid work
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