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Written question asked by Lord Storey (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 7 January 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 January 2015. It was answered by Lord Sewel (Non-affiliated) on Wednesday, 21 January 2015 on behalf of the Chairman of Committees (HL).

House of Lords: Unpaid Work

Question

To ask the Chairman of Committees how many internships are offered by the House of Lords Administration.

Original answer

The House of Lords Administration offers three internships: one in the Committee Office and two in the library. These posts are salaried. In addition, the Administration offers an apprenticeship in the library and up to 24 work experience placements for school students.

The answer was corrected by Lord Sewel (Non-affiliated)

on Tuesday, 3 February 2015 on behalf of the Chairman of Committees (HL).

Corrected answer

The House of Lords Administration offers three internships: one in the Committee Office and two in the library. These posts are salaried. In addition, the Administration offers an apprenticeship in the library and up to 24 work experience placements for school students.

The House of Lords Administration does not offer any internships. The three posts erroneously identified as internships are Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) fellowships usually for PhD students, funded by the UK Research Councils, learned societies and charities. Further details of that scheme are available from the Parliamentary website: http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/offices/bicameral/post/fellowships/

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3962
Session
2014-15
Subjects
House of Lords Unpaid work
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk