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707235

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress her Department has made on its independent review of full-time volunteering by young people.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	66308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2017 answer text <p>I expect to announce the Chair of the independent review of full-time social action by young people in due course. Following the appointment of the Chair we will appoint a panel of experts from the private and voluntary sectors.</p><p><br> Officials in my department are providing the secretariat for the review including preliminary work in advance of the Chair and panel appointments.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 08/03/2017 12:10:05 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

682956

registered interest
date	01/02/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many young people are expected to benefit from the National Citizen Service between 2015 and 2020.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	62737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2017 answer text <p>Government's manifesto commitment continues to guarantee a National Citizen Service (NCS) place for every young person who wants one so that it becomes a rite of passage across the country.</p><p> </p><p>We have been working with the NCS Trust on new projections of demand, and we expect them to reach 199,000 participants in 2019/20 supported by over £1bn of funding over this parliament.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 06/02/2017 06:49:58 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

678832

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to ensure that National Citizen Service participants experience citizenship education and political literacy as part of any programmes they undertake.
tabling member printed	Lord Bird
uin	HL4984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2017 answer text <p>The NCS Trust is being incorporated as a Royal Charter body. The Charter specifies that the Trust must have regard to 'encouraging participants to take an interest in debate on matters of local or national political interest, and promoting their understanding of how to participate in national and local elections.'</p><p> </p><p>NCS is not primarily a citizenship education programme; it is about broader personal development and social mixing. Nonetheless government wants NCS to provide young people with the opportunity to develop a range of skills, including political literacy.</p><p> </p><p>Later this year, Government plans to publish guidance on NCS for schools and colleges, which will include a link to citizenship education.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 02/02/2017 13:09:40 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

675447

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the level of participation of people from (a) ABC1 and (b) C2DE families in programmes funded by the Youth Social Action Fund in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	60767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p>DCMS does not hold specific data on the information requested.</p><p> </p><p>However, the findings from the 2016 annual Youth Social Action Survey found 38% of young people from C2DE families and 46% of young people from ABC1 families have taken part in meaningful social action.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 27/01/2017 09:47:19 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

670029

registered interest
date	09/01/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many young people who have taken part in the National Citizen Service engage in full-time volunteering opportunities with organisations such as City Year UK, Volunteering Matters and vInspired, after taking part in the National Citizen Service.
tabling member printed	Lord Crisp
uin	HL4391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>Government does not hold this information. However the independent evaluation of the National Citizen Service (NCS) in 2014 demonstrates that NCS graduates give back an additional 6 hours volunteering per month to their community.</p><p> </p><p>On 14 December 2016 the Minister for Civil Society announced a review into full time social action by young people. The review will look at how to increase participation in full-time social action by reviewing the opportunities and barriers faced by organisations supporting young people. The advisory panel will include experts from the private and voluntary sectors and is expected to make recommendations to the Minister for Civil Society by October 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL4392 question first answered 19/01/2017 11:44:43 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	3783 label Biography information for Lord Crisp

670030

registered interest
date	09/01/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of young people in the United Kingdom who are classed as Not in Education Employment or Training are engaged in full-time volunteering.
tabling member printed	Lord Crisp
uin	HL4392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2017 answer text <p>Government does not hold this information. However the independent evaluation of the National Citizen Service (NCS) in 2014 demonstrates that NCS graduates give back an additional 6 hours volunteering per month to their community.</p><p> </p><p>On 14 December 2016 the Minister for Civil Society announced a review into full time social action by young people. The review will look at how to increase participation in full-time social action by reviewing the opportunities and barriers faced by organisations supporting young people. The advisory panel will include experts from the private and voluntary sectors and is expected to make recommendations to the Minister for Civil Society by October 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL4391 question first answered 19/01/2017 11:44:43 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	3783 label Biography information for Lord Crisp

652598

registered interest
date	06/12/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to encourage people from C2DE families to participate in programmes funded by the Youth Social Action Fund.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	56351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>In 2015/16 the Office for Civil Society invested £1 million to support the development of a national and local fund to specifically target young people from C2DE socio-economic group and those living in rural areas. The National Youth Social Action Fund will develop social action opportunities for over 20,000 young people.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2016 the Prime Minister announced £40 million joint investment between government and the Big Lottery Fund to support Step Up To Serve’s #iwill campaign. The #iwill Fund will reach those that have not yet participated in social action including those from C2DE families.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 13/12/2016 13:27:52 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

637787

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Young People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they plan to take to safeguard the future funding of small scale deliverers of the National Citizen Service when establishing its Royal Charter.
tabling member printed	Lord Stunell
uin	HL3300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2016 answer text <p>The National Citizen Service (NCS) Bill and accompanying Royal Charter are designed to give the NCS Trust a new legal framework. Under the charter, the NCS Trust will have the freedom to determine its own contracting arrangements with delivery partners to achieve its objectives. Government will hold the NCS Trust to account for the outcomes it delivers.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 28/11/2016 16:24:27 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	445 label Biography information for Lord Stunell

634038

registered interest
date	11/11/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many National Citizen Service 2015 graduates were eligible for free school meals.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	52581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2016 answer text <p>National Citizen Service is for all young people, regardless of background. Financial support is available to ensure that the programme is accessible to all.</p><p> </p><p>In 2015, 17% of NCS participants were eligible for free school meals, compared with around 10% of young people of the same age in the general population.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 16/11/2016 11:21:09 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

620837

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Young People
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 Answer of 10 February 2016 to Question 26796, how the figure of (a) £1,500 allocated to each young person and (b) cost of running the NCS Trust was calculated.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	50176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>The Answer to Question 26796 included the table below setting out the average cost per participant since 2011.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average cost per participant</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>£1,553</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>£1,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£1,570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£1,538</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>Figures will be made available in the NCS 2015 evaluation report, which will be published in due course.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>For each year, these costs are calculated by dividing the total cost of payments made from NCS Trust to NCS provider organisations by the total number of NCS participants. This approach was developed by independent experts.</p><p> </p><p>These figures do not include the operating costs of the NCS Trust. For further information on the NCS Trust’s operating budget, please see the published NCS Trust accounts which are available through Companies House.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 28/10/2016 13:44:59 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty