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date	16/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people (1) applied, and (2) were accepted on to, the Civil Service Fast Stream, in each of the last three years; and how many of the successful applicants had science and engineering graduate-equivalent qualifications.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Fast Stream Recruitment Summary, External Applicants Only</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>32,450</p></td><td><p>40,570</p></td><td><p>40,457</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which: applicants with a Science &amp; Engineering degree background</p></td><td><p>5,519</p></td><td><p>7,302</p></td><td><p>7,620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Science &amp; Engineering degree background applicants, % of known total</p></td><td><p>17.1%</p></td><td><p>18.5%</p></td><td><p>19.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Appointments</p></td><td><p>1,245</p></td><td><p>1,233</p></td><td><p>1,411</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which: appointments of candidates with a Science &amp; Engineering degree background</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td><p>272</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Science &amp; Engineering degree background appointments, % of known total</p></td><td><p>13.5%</p></td><td><p>17.4%</p></td><td><p>19.7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 21/01/2020 16:03:57 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1171557

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the remarks made on 12 January by Sir Patrick Vallance, the Government's Chief Scientific Adviser, that the Civil Service needs to recruit more science and engineering graduates.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>The government plans to build on the successful reforms of the Civil Service since 2010, going further and faster to ensure that it has the right skills. In particular this means attracting more people with quantitative and data analytics skills - which are developed through training in science and engineering.</p><p>Demand for science and engineering graduates is increasing - with Fast Stream bids for this specialism having doubled this year.</p><p>Those with science-related degrees make up an increasing proportion of those entering the Fast Stream. Candidates with science-related degrees (where known) made up 19.7% of entrants in 2018 compared with 17.4% in 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 29/01/2020 17:11:55 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten