Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many interns are currently working in his Department; at what rate those interns are paid; and what the maximum length of an internship is.

There are currently 32 interns working in the Department. They are paid at the pay band minima for the grade they are recruited into, which is comparable to the pay received by permanent employees.

The total duration of an internship must be less than 2 years.