Asked by: Vicky Foxcroft (Labour - Lewisham North)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what information his Department holds on the socio-economic background of people appointed to senior positions in his Department.
Answered by Suella Braverman
The Department does not hold any data on the socio-economic background of people appointed to senior positions.
The Civil Service is currently looking at the best way to start implementing the measures published earlier in June across Government Departments, to better understand the background of people appointed in senior positions. The Government is committed to social mobility, and we are committed to creating an organisation in which everybody can thrive.
Asked by: Vicky Foxcroft (Labour - Lewisham North)
Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what protections will be offered to EU spouses of UK citizens who do not meet standard residency criteria once the UK has left the EU.
Answered by Robin Walker
We are proposing that family members arriving after exit, for example a future spouse, should be subject to the same rules that currently apply to non-EU nationals joining British citizens, or alternatively to the post-exit immigration arrangements for EU citizens who arrive after the specified date. These arrangements are yet to be finalised.