Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Alan Mak Excerpts
Wednesday 8th February 2017

(7 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Ben Gummer Portrait Ben Gummer
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The hon. Lady will understand that we have worked hard since July to ensure that we have the proper resources in place so that our exit from the European Union is effective and efficient. The public versions of the single departmental plans will have the outlines that she is seeking.

Alan Mak Portrait Mr Alan Mak (Havant) (Con)
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As my right hon. Friend continues to modernise the civil service headcount, will he ensure that the apprenticeship strategy for the civil service continues to lead to a more diverse and skilled workforce to serve our communities?

Ben Gummer Portrait Ben Gummer
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I can assure my hon. Friend of precisely that and, as he will know, my predecessor started a programme of understanding better the social and economic make-up of the civil service so that we can have a far more targeted approach to ensuring diversity and social equality in our civil service.