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date	05/03/2018
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	Young People: Voluntary 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, with reference to the Youth Full Time Social Action Review published in January 2018, what steps he is taking to widen participation in youth full-time social action programmes, particularly by people from low income backgrounds.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	131088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Government is committed to ensuring that young people can take part in social action projects and programmes regardless of their background. The yearly independent National Youth Social Action Survey reports on the socio-economic gap in participation enabling us to monitor year on year progress and to take action to close this gap. In 2016 the survey identified a participation gap of 9% points between the most affluent and least affluent, down from 20% points in 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Government has invested £20 million of seed funding as part of the match funded #iwill fund to provide opportunities to young people to participate in meaningful social action. The #iwill Fund works closely with match funders to identify cold spots and directs funding to engage the hard to reach.</p><p> </p><p>The National Citizen Service (NCS) Trust also ensure young people from all backgrounds are able to participate. In summer 2016, 17% of NCS participants were eligible for free school meals compared with around 8% of young people of the same age in the general population.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will issue its response to the Review of Full Time Social Action by Young People in due course.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 08/03/2018 14:56:19 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

855785

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date	05/03/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans his Department has to promote voter registration.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	131090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The general election in June 2017 was held on the basis of the largest ever electoral register at just under 47m people.</p><p>In December 2017, the Democratic Engagement Plan was published, setting out the Government’s commitment to encourage further democratic participation among a wide range of different groups. The plan also sets out how the government will undertake further research into the barriers that could be preventing individuals from applying to register to vote. Our overall aim is to ensure that the next scheduled general election in 2022 is the most inclusive ever.</p><p>Democratic engagement is a particularly salient issue in 2018 given it is the Suffrage Centenary. The Government is supporting a range of related activity and is also hosting the first ever National Democracy Week in July. Both the Suffrage Centenary celebrations and National Democracy Week are expected to encourage people from all backgrounds to participate in our democracy, particularly focusing on under-registered groups.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 08/03/2018 11:48:35 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

855786

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will assess the potential merits of expanding the definition of refugees to include people displaced by environmental factors.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	131091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Refugee Convention 1951 is an international treaty which sets the global definition of who is a refugee. It does not have an explicit category that covers those displaced by environmental factors. The government continues to work with our global partners to address the causes of forced migration, including as part of UN discussions on proposed international compacts on migration and asylum.</p><p>The government takes the issue of climate change and those displaced as a result of climate change extremely seriously, which is why we are proud of our contribution under the Paris Climate Change Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 08/03/2018 12:37:46 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

855787

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date	05/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Voluntary Work
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to vet people who volunteer for overseas placements on Government-backed schemes.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	131092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring rigorous vetting of all volunteers on DFID-funded schemes. For example, on the International Citizen Service (ICS) programme, all volunteers are subject to medical clearance, two satisfactory references and a criminal background clearance. ICS agencies are required to check the criminal background of volunteers to the maximum level possible under the laws of their country of residence and comply with the UK DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Code of Practice.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 08/03/2018 10:53:52 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis