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1698993

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	British Youth Council: UK Youth Parliament
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the closure of the British Youth Council on the Youth Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	20502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>I was sorry to learn about the closure of the British Youth Council and want to express gratitude for its work over the years. Government is committed to the delivery of the UK Youth Parliament and intends to use funding allocated to BYC in 2024/25 to support the programme. We are working alongside previous UKYP delivery partners from English regions and the devolved administrations, to understand the implications of BYCs closure for programme delivery. We have been working at pace to identify a suitable organisation which can hold overall grant management responsibility for the UKYP 24/25. A preferred candidate has been identified and we are currently undertaking final due diligence checks and negotiating terms and I will update the house as soon as next steps have been formalised.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 20504 20505 question first answered 16/04/2024 16:27:10 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1698994

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	British Youth Council: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department took steps to help prevent the closure of the British Youth Council.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	20503
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>I was sorry to learn about the closure of the British Youth Council (BYC). Over its 75 year legacy, the BYC supported thousands of young people to become politically engaged and create positive change both in their local communities and internationally. DCMS was informed of the significant financial challenges faced by the BYC at the end of February 2024. The scale of these challenges unfortunately meant that DCMS could not provide emergency funding as this would not meet the key standards of Managing Public Money.</p><p>The Government is absolutely committed to the UK Youth Parliament and to ensuring that it continues to both represent and amplify the voices of young people. We have been working with UK Youth Parliament delivery partners from English regions and the devolved administrations, to understand the implications of the BYC’s closure. We have been working at pace to identify a suitable organisation which can hold overall grant management responsibility for the UKYP 24/25, and will update the house as soon as next steps have been formalised. We are also exploring how best to maintain and develop representation at the local authority level.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 20506 question first answered 22/04/2024 13:14:46 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1698996

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	British Youth Council: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the permanent closure of the British Youth Council, if she will take steps to ensure that unspent grant funding is re-allocated to support other youth organisations.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	20504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>I was sorry to learn about the closure of the British Youth Council and want to express gratitude for its work over the years. Government is committed to the delivery of the UK Youth Parliament and intends to use funding allocated to BYC in 2024/25 to support the programme. We are working alongside previous UKYP delivery partners from English regions and the devolved administrations, to understand the implications of BYCs closure for programme delivery. We have been working at pace to identify a suitable organisation which can hold overall grant management responsibility for the UKYP 24/25. A preferred candidate has been identified and we are currently undertaking final due diligence checks and negotiating terms and I will update the house as soon as next steps have been formalised.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 20502 20505 question first answered 16/04/2024 16:27:10 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1698997

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	British Youth Council: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is taking steps to re-deploy staff at the British Youth Council after its permanent closure.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	20505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>I was sorry to learn about the closure of the British Youth Council and want to express gratitude for its work over the years. Government is committed to the delivery of the UK Youth Parliament and intends to use funding allocated to BYC in 2024/25 to support the programme. We are working alongside previous UKYP delivery partners from English regions and the devolved administrations, to understand the implications of BYCs closure for programme delivery. We have been working at pace to identify a suitable organisation which can hold overall grant management responsibility for the UKYP 24/25. A preferred candidate has been identified and we are currently undertaking final due diligence checks and negotiating terms and I will update the house as soon as next steps have been formalised.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 20502 20504 question first answered 16/04/2024 16:27:10 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

1698998

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	British Youth Council: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to take steps to help maintain youth representation at the local authority level in the context of the closure of the British Youth Council.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	20506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>I was sorry to learn about the closure of the British Youth Council (BYC). Over its 75 year legacy, the BYC supported thousands of young people to become politically engaged and create positive change both in their local communities and internationally. DCMS was informed of the significant financial challenges faced by the BYC at the end of February 2024. The scale of these challenges unfortunately meant that DCMS could not provide emergency funding as this would not meet the key standards of Managing Public Money.</p><p>The Government is absolutely committed to the UK Youth Parliament and to ensuring that it continues to both represent and amplify the voices of young people. We have been working with UK Youth Parliament delivery partners from English regions and the devolved administrations, to understand the implications of the BYC’s closure. We have been working at pace to identify a suitable organisation which can hold overall grant management responsibility for the UKYP 24/25, and will update the house as soon as next steps have been formalised. We are also exploring how best to maintain and develop representation at the local authority level.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 20503 question first answered 22/04/2024 13:14:46 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner