Written question asked by Mike Wood (Conservative) on Friday, 5 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 June 2026. It was answered by Satvir Kaur (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 June 2026 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Summer Internship Programme

Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 112183 on Peers: Children, what is the social class of children of peers according to the policy.

Answer: An applicant’s socio-economic background is determined by their responses to questions designed by the Office for National Statistics. For questions regarding parental occupation, this is at the age the candidate was 14. In line with other schemes of this nature across the public and private sector, the Cabinet Office uses self-certification for the socio-economic data of applicants. This is the same approach taken under the programme's predecessor - the Summer Diversity Internship Programme - from 2010 to 2023.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 7139
Session: 2026-27
Related items: Peers: Children
Thursday, 9 April 2026
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Children Peers Summer internship programme
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