Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is his Department's preferred methodological (a) definition and (b) classification of a working class person.

The refocused Fast Stream Summer Internship scheme will give talented undergraduates from lower socio-economic backgrounds the opportunity to see what a career in the Civil Service is like. We will assess eligibility for the summer internship scheme based on parental occupation at the age of 14. The Social Mobility Commission (SMC) identifies this as the most accurate measure of socio-economic background.