Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will legislative steps to ensure job advertisements do not ask about political views.

Employers should follow a fair process when recruiting. They must not discriminate, in terms of the Equality Act 2010, and they must comply with data protection legislation. Compliance involves being clear what information is collected about candidates and how it will be used for recruitment purposes; and collecting only the information that is relevant and necessary for recruitment.