Asked by: Florence Eshalomi (Labour (Co-op) - Vauxhall)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of graduates of the Fast Stream were (a) eligible and (b) not eligible for free school meals in each of the last five years.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
We do not hold data for Fast Stream participants who have graduated in the last five years in respect of free school meal eligibility.
Asked by: Florence Eshalomi (Labour (Co-op) - Vauxhall)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Civil Service Fast Stream participants were allocated placements outside of London in the latest period for which information is available.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
In the Spring 2023 rotation, 30.0% of Civil Service Fast Stream participants were allocated placements outside of London.
We do not hold data for Fast Stream participants who have graduated in the last five years in respect of; home location at application stage, school type, or parental education data.
Asked by: Florence Eshalomi (Labour (Co-op) - Vauxhall)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Civil Service Fast Stream participants that have graduated from the scheme in the last five years attended (a) non-selective state schools, (b) selective state schools, (c) independent or fee-paying schools with a bursary and (d) independent or fee-paying school without a bursary.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
In the Spring 2023 rotation, 30.0% of Civil Service Fast Stream participants were allocated placements outside of London.
We do not hold data for Fast Stream participants who have graduated in the last five years in respect of; home location at application stage, school type, or parental education data.
Asked by: Florence Eshalomi (Labour (Co-op) - Vauxhall)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of Civil Servants that graduated the Fast Stream in the last five years have (a) parents or (b) guardians with (i) degree-level qualifications, (ii) qualifications below degree level and (iii) no formal qualifications.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
In the Spring 2023 rotation, 30.0% of Civil Service Fast Stream participants were allocated placements outside of London.
We do not hold data for Fast Stream participants who have graduated in the last five years in respect of; home location at application stage, school type, or parental education data.
Asked by: Florence Eshalomi (Labour (Co-op) - Vauxhall)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Civil Service Fast Stream participants that have graduated from the scheme in the last five years had a home location at application stage that was (a) outside of London and (b) outside of London and the South East.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
In the Spring 2023 rotation, 30.0% of Civil Service Fast Stream participants were allocated placements outside of London.
We do not hold data for Fast Stream participants who have graduated in the last five years in respect of; home location at application stage, school type, or parental education data.
Asked by: Florence Eshalomi (Labour (Co-op) - Vauxhall)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the impact of the closure of Digital Marketplace on transparency in procurement.
Answered by Alex Burghart - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The Digital Marketplace is a legacy platform and is being replaced by the new Contract Award Service (CAS). CAS operates both of the commercial agreements previously available on the Digital Marketplace.
Historic transparency information will continue to be publicly available from the Digital Marketplace for the next 3 years.
Current and future procurement transparency information will be available from the CAS platform for both of the commercial agreements that were previously available on the Digital Marketplace.
Asked by: Florence Eshalomi (Labour (Co-op) - Vauxhall)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of applicants with their home location in each NUTS 1 statistical region were recommended for employment for the Civil Service Fast Stream 2022.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
The Civil Service Fast Stream is the flagship graduate entry programme for the civil service, typically recruiting ~1,000 entrants each year across a range of professions to deliver a pipeline of talented future senior leaders for the Civil Service. It has been recognised as the number one graduate programme in the UK in the ‘Times Top 100 Graduate Employers’ list since 2019.
The proportion of applicants with their home location in each NUTS 1 statistical region, that were recommended for employment for the Civil Service Fast Stream 2022, is shown here:
NUTS 1 statistical region | Percentage |
North east (England) | 2.7% |
North west (England) | 9.4% |
Yorkshire and the Humber | 7.3% |
East midlands (England) | 5.0% |
West midlands (England) | 5.9% |
East of England | 9.1% |
London | 29.7% |
South East (England) | 14.9% |
South West (England) | 8.4% |
Scotland | 4.0% |
Wales | 2.3% |
NI, Channel Islands, and Isle of Man* | 0.4% |
Non-respondents | 0.7% |
* Combined due to small numbers
Fast Stream has been active in developing a more regional focus in terms of the home locations of successful applicants, in particular through the use of a more diverse attraction strategy. Regional success rates have risen between 2021 and 2022.
The government is committed to shifting the balance of SCS employment away from London through our successful Places for Growth strategy.
Asked by: Florence Eshalomi (Labour (Co-op) - Vauxhall)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of applicants from (a) a non-selective state-run or state-funded school and (b) an independent or fee-paying school who did not receive a bursary were recommended for appointment for the Civil Service Fast Stream in 2022.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
Fast Stream has been active in addressing diversity in respect to school representation. This relates to attraction and recruitment interventions including improved marketing, expanded internships and a revised selection methodology.
Of applicants recommended for appointment for the Civil Service Fast Stream in 2022 (a) 54.7% were from a non-selective state-run or state-funded school and (b) 13.8% were from an independent or fee-paying school who did not receive a bursary.
Other categories showed that appointment rates for selective state schools were at 26.5% and independent or fee-paying schools with a bursary were at 5.0%.
Asked by: Florence Eshalomi (Labour (Co-op) - Vauxhall)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of applicants to the Civil Service Fast Stream in 2022 who were recommended for employment were (a) eligible for free school meals and (b) not eligible for free school meals.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
Of applicants to the Civil Service Fast Stream in 2022 who were recommended for employment, (a) 21.3% were eligible for free school meals and (b) 78.7% were not eligible for free school meals.
Representation of those eligible for free school meals has increased in recent years. Successful Fast Stream applicants who were eligible for free school meals were 16.1% in 2021, 15.3% in 2020 and 13.1% in 2019.
Asked by: Florence Eshalomi (Labour (Co-op) - Vauxhall)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of (a) white British and (b) Black or Black British - African applicants to the Civil Service Fast Stream in 2022 were recommended for appointment.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
Overall ethnic minority representation rose to the highest level on record, to 26.5% in 2022.
Of applicants to the Civil Service Fast Stream in 2022 who were recommended for appointment (a) 66.4% were white British and (b) 2.7% were Black British - African.