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1064329

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2019
	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	Voluntary Work: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many teenagers have (a) commenced and (b) graduated a National Citizenship Service programme in each of the last four years; and what the Government's target was for participation in that programme since 2011.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	223803
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Govt target</strong><sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>10,000</p></td><td><p>30,000</p></td><td><p>50,000</p></td><td><p>66,433</p></td><td><p>90,000</p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td><td><p>101,000</p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Annual participants</strong></p></td><td><p>8,434</p></td><td><p>26,003</p></td><td><p>39,566</p></td><td><p>57,789</p></td><td><p>75,605</p></td><td><p>92,996</p></td><td><p>99,179</p></td><td><p>TBC<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Completed</strong></p></td><td><p>7,140</p></td><td><p>22,245</p></td><td><p>37,266</p></td><td><p>51,512</p></td><td><p>68,762</p></td><td><p>87,266</p></td><td><p>90,010</p></td><td><p>TBC<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1 </sup>Government targets are for participation, not completion.</p><p><sup>2</sup> Final participation figures for 2018 will be confirmed in due course.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 25/02/2019 16:12:07 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

805115

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	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	Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to include responsibility for young people within the portfolio of a specified Minister; to establish a champion for young people; and take steps to ensure co-ordination of policy regarding young people across all Government Departments.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	118787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>Youth policy is already part of my Ministerial portfolio. Making sure young people can access the support and opportunities they need to fulfil their potential is a priority across Government. Departments collaborate closely on policies relating to young people and as demonstrated by the attendance of the Secretary of State for Education and the Minister for Sport and Civil Society at the recent Youth Parliament, Ministers are personally committed to championing young people.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 20/12/2017 17:50:31 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

894776

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2018
	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	European Youth Work Convention
	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 steps the Government is taking to uphold the Declaration of the Second European Youth Work Convention in 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	139531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>We take account of all non-binding European youth-related recommendations including the Declaration in our ongoing work and development of our programmes. We value the exchange of best practice at a European level, regularly engage with the Council of the European Union Youth Working Parties to support and influence the development of EU level conclusions and recently invited member states to contribute to the development of the Civil Society Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 09/05/2018 12:29:33 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

882766

	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	Voluntary Work: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 December 2017 to Question 119896, what estimate her Department has made of the unit cost for National Citizen Service places in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	135828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>We expect the NCS unit cost to reduce each year and the 2018-19 target will be lower than the 2017-18 target of £1,773.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 23/04/2018 16:22:17 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

969198

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2018
	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	National Citizen Service Trust: Royal Charters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July 2018 to Question 163143 on National Citizen Service Trust, what the timescale is for launching the NCS Trust Royal Charter body.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	171456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>We expect the NCS Trust Royal Charter body to launch on 1st December 2018, subject to the completion of the ongoing Board member recruitment campaign. The new Royal Charter body Chair, Brett Wigdortz, was announced in July this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 13/09/2018 15:29:18 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

882353

	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	Voluntary Work: Young People
	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 the Government is going to meet its target date of April 2018 for moving the management of the National Citizen Service from a community interest company to a royal chartered public sector body.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	135343
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>We are working closely with the National Citizen Service Trust on a plan for transition to a Royal Charter body, to make sure the move is completed quickly and smoothly, with as little disruption to the NCS programme as possible. A key step in the process is to appoint a new Chair. The appointment campaign for the new Chair role is currently live and due to close on the 25th April 2018.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 18/04/2018 12:52:42 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

882768

	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	Voluntary Work: Young People
	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 steps his Department is taking to minimise the risk of paying for unfilled places with new partner contracts for the National Citizen Service programme.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	135830
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>We are working closely with NCS Trust on the design of future provider contracts. Reducing the amount spent on NCS unfilled places is a priority as it will deliver greater value for money for the taxpayer. As new contracts will not come into effect until 2020 we have also taken steps including introducing measures on unfilled places in the NCS Trust performance management framework.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 23/04/2018 16:24:52 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

882357

	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	National Citizen Service Trust
	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 has been made on the recruitment of board members to the National Citizen Service Trust; and what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the time taken for that recruitment on the conversion of the trust to a royal charter body.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	135453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>We are currently in the process of recruiting a Chair and other non-executive board members for the National Citizen Service Trust Royal Charter body. The advert for the new Chair role is due to close on the 25th April 2018. In order for the new organisation to go live, the Chair and at least 8 non-executive Board members must have been appointed.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 18/04/2018 12:54:15 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

919250

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2018
	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	Voluntary Work: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department spent on youth social action in the 2017-2018 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	151215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to providing high quality social action opportunities for young people to build their skills and networks outside of school regardless of their background or circumstances. The Office for Civil Society (OCS), now based in DCMS, has spent £185.75 million on youth social action programmes in 2017/18 financial year, broken down as follows - £180.5 million on National Citizen Service (which includes social action as a key element of the programme), £5 million on the #iwill Fund and £250,000 on the British Youth Council’s Youth Voice programme.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 12/06/2018 09:30:39 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1092654

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	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	Voluntary Work: Young People
	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 the source of funding is for the £10 million brand refresh for the National Citizen Service; and whether he can confirm that no government funding will be spent on this contract.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	235376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>To date, over 500,000 young people have taken part in the NCS programme. The most recently published evaluation has found that 82% of young people felt more positive about people from different backgrounds, and participants are more likely to use their time to help others after NCS<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>. Marketing is a key recruitment driver for NCS, ensuring that more young people across the country benefit from the programme.</p><p> </p><p>The brand refresh is one part of the overall marketing and creative services tender which includes communications planning, creative strategy, brand platform, experience, advertising campaign development, and content production. The £10m figure was stated in a NCS Trust procurement document as an upper limit over 4 years. The actual cost of the contract is likely to be around £1m per year, for 4 years of the contract.</p><p> </p><p>The NCS Trust is forecast to self-generate c. £3m income in the upcoming financial year. The brand refresh element of the marketing and creative services contract in question will be paid from those funds and we can confirm that no government funding will be spent on this element of the contract. The remainder of the contract will be funded by Government funding.</p><p> </p><p><sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup> This figure is based on the 2016 programme evaluation, which can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-citizen-service-evaluation-report-2016" target="_blank">here</a>. The 2017 evaluation report is currently being finalised.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 26/03/2019 13:42:17 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith