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754866

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2017
	answering body	Leader of the House
	answering dept id	34
	answering dept short name	Leader of the House
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
	hansard heading	e-petitions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the e-petitions system; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	6576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>The new e-petitions system has been running for over two years now and the Government is pleased with the level of engagement that it has prompted among the public.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Parliamentary e-petitions site is jointly owned by the Government and the House of Commons, therefore any assessment of potential changes to the system would have to be agreed between the Government and the House. Individual Departments are responsible for the content and timeliness of responses to e-petitions and the Leader's office has general Government oversight of e-petitions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/09/2017 16:30:03 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

426713

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Zero Hours Contracts: Lancaster and Fleetwood
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people are employed on zero-hours contracts in their main employment in Lancaster and Fleetwood constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	15251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 12/11/2015 15:31:42 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ Cat Smith - ZHC.pdf title UKSA Letter to Member - Zero Hour Contracts
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1063984

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Youth Work: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress the Government has made on the renewal of the National Occupational Standards for Youth Work which expire in 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	223181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the value of good youth work, this was underlined in the Civil Society Strategy published in August last year. We are aware that the National Occupational Standards are set to expire in 2020 and are discussing this with youth sector organisations.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 25/02/2019 16:16:30 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

964907

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Youth Work: Higher Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of youth work courses offered by higher education institutions; and what steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Education to encourage more students to take up those courses in higher education.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	169504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Education holds the responsibility for encouraging students to take up courses offered by higher education institutions and it is the responsibility of Universities and Colleges to offer higher education courses in response to the need and demand of learners.</p><p> </p><p>Government recognises the value higher education plays in young people’s lives and acknowledges how formal and informal educational opportunities work together to improve outcomes and opportunities for learners.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 11/09/2018 13:49:41 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

971733

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Youth Work: Higher Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2018 to Question 169504, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of youth work courses offered by higher education institutions; and what steps he is taking to encourage more students to take up those courses in higher education.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	173634
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>Higher education institutions (HEIs) are independent and have autonomy over which courses to deliver (such as Youth Work courses). It is the government’s role to help ensure that the higher education (HE) sector as a whole is responsive to, and able to, deliver demand for HE provision.</p><p>Whilst we do not hold accurate course figures, first degree entrants into Youth Work studies at UK HEIs have decreased by 26% between the period 2013 to 2014 and the period 2016 to 2017.</p><p>Through our regulatory reforms, we have established the Office for Students (OfS). This is a new regulator for the HE sector, and it has student choice at the heart of its agenda. OfS has introduced tools like the Teaching Excellence and Students Outcomes Framework and Longitudinal Education Outcomes data. These tools will put more information into the hands of prospective students. They will also allow students to better understand which course is right for them and the outcomes delivered by various courses at different institutions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 09/10/2018 15:49:55 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1110261

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Youth Work
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the positive effect of youth work in supporting (a) young LGBT people, (b) young people with special needs, (c) young women, (d) religious communities and (e) other groups with specific identities.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	242174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>Government is committed to supporting youth workers to develop the skills they need to best support all young people. We have pledged to renew specific youth work qualifications that were due to expire in 2020, subject to a business case, and review the youth work training curriculum.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 11/04/2019 16:52:48 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1110265

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Youth Work
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential role of youth work in supplementing and augmenting formal education while also developing skills of young people not fulfilled in a formal school environment.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	242175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>Government recognises that informal education can play a positive role in providing young people with the skills and resilience needed to succeed in life. We value opportunities for young people to build trusted relationships and to seek spaces where youth work can deliver high quality information, advice and guidance alongside positive activities that improve wellbeing and participation in their communities.</p><p>Government is committed to supporting youth workers to develop the skills they need to best support all young people. We have pledged to renew specific youth work qualifications that were due to expire in 2020, subject to a business case, and review the youth work training curriculum.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 11/04/2019 16:55:33 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

756687

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Youth Services: Radicalism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the role of youth work in combating radicalisation.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	7714
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>DCMS is aware of examples which suggest that youth services can be part of combating radicalisation. For example, Active Change Foundation Ltd, one of the organisations being funded through the Youth Investment Fund, is working with young leaders to give them the skills they need to lead change in their communities. Stopping extremist recruitment is one of the areas of focus for this project.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 12/09/2017 16:47:58 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

882777

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Youth Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential relationship between trends in the level of (a) funding for youth services and (b) youth crime.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	135835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the causes of youth crime are complex and are often tied to local factors. Local authorities allocate funding and deliver youth services in line with local need. The Government has made over £200bn available to local authorities to spend on local services over this Spending Review.</p><p>The Government is committed to making sure all young people have opportunities to develop the skills, networks and resilience that can improve their life chances and support them to avoid negative pathways such as violence and crime. We are investing up to £80 million in voluntary and community organisations that work with young people through the Youth Investment and #iwill Funds. Government also continues to fund the National Citizen Service - a voluntary and social development programme open to all 15 - 17 year olds across England and Northern Ireland, which aims to build a more responsible, cohesive and engaged society.</p><p>DCMS will continue to work closely with the Home Office on the implementation of the Serious Violence Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 23/04/2018 16:29:58 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

915021

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2018
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Youth Services: Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) open access youth work for 13 to 19 year olds, (b) wages for qualified Joint Negotiating Committee youth workers and (c) youth only (i) spaces and (ii) buildings per young person in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	148911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2018 answer text <p>Local authorities are responsible for allocating funding to youth services in line with local need. The Government has made over £200bn available to local authorities to spend on local services over this Spending Review.</p><p>The Government is committed to making sure young people have opportunities to develop their skills and participate in their communities. The Office for Civil Society (OCS), now based in DCMS, has spent over £667m on youth programmes and supporting youth service delivery between 2014/15 and 2017/18 - with £190m of that being spent in 2017/18. DCMS does not hold data for spending on youth services prior to 2014 as the department did not hold responsibility for youth policy before this.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 06/06/2018 09:28:42 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith