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750076

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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	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, if she will take steps to record how many young people are engaged in full-time social action; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	3838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The independent Review of Full Time Social Action by Young People, which is being led by Steve Holliday CBE, aims to establish how many young people are engaged in full-time social action, as well as making recommendations to Government for how full-time social action can be supported in the future.</p><p> </p><p>The National Youth Social Action Survey showed that 42% of 10-20 year olds took part in meaningful social action during 2016.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 17/07/2017 13:48:06 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

748655

registered interest
date	05/07/2017
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	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 she is taking to ensure value for money in the delivery of the National Citizen Service; and whether she is taking steps to reduce the cost of that service to the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	3154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>DCMS and the NCS Trust are working closely together to increase the value for money of the programme. A key component of this work is the recommissioning of the NCS delivery network when the current set of provider contracts expire in autumn 2018. This refresh will provide an opportunity to reduce the provider unit cost.</p><p> </p><p>The NCS Trust is also exploring whether value for money can be further improved through innovations in delivery of the programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 12/07/2017 14:22:55 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

747075

registered interest
date	30/06/2017
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, if the Government plans to respond to the Public Accounts Committee's report on the National Citizen Service, published on 6 March 2017.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	2305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Culture Media and Sport is working with the NCS Trust on a formal Treasury Minute Response to the Public Accounts Committee’s report. This Minute is currently scheduled for publication in the House of Commons in October 2017.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 05/07/2017 09:39:51 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

722194

registered interest
date	18/04/2017
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, pursuant to the Answer of 5 April 2017 to Question 69622, on voluntary work: young people, how much of NCSs expenditure occurred in each region of the UK in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	71187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2017 answer text <p>The latest figures are for 2016 regional NCS programme costs, broken down by region against seasons (Spring, Summer and Autumn) in the attached table. These figures take into account provider costs exclusively which vary depending on provider.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 26/04/2017 14:35:26 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name 2016 regional NCS programme costs.docx title 2016 regional NCS programme costs
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

714440

registered interest
date	28/03/2017
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 the cost per young person is of the National Citizenship Service programme.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	69622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2017 answer text <p>The January 2017 NAO report stated that the National Citizen Service (NCS) cost £1,825 per place for the 2015 programme. This figure took account of both provider costs and NCS Trust costs.</p><p> </p><p>The recently published independent evaluation of the 2015 programme took a different approach and focused only on provider costs. For the summer 2015 NCS programme, this cost per place was £1,620.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that, as the programme continues to expand, there is a need to focus on reducing the overall unit cost of NCS to drive better value for money. This will continue to be a key focus for the DCMS and the Trust as the programme grows.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 05/04/2017 09:40:55 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

713418

registered interest
date	23/03/2017
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 the value is of Barnett consequential funding allocated to the Scottish Parliament as a result of National Citizenship Service funding.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	68991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>National Citizen Service (NCS) funding allocations for the years 2016-17 onwards were made at the 2015 Spending Review and revised in 2017. At Spending Review 2015 the Barnett Formula was applied in the normal way to spending allocations of UK Government departments and not to individual spending programmes such as NCS.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 28/03/2017 15:10:41 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

708894

registered interest
date	07/03/2017
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 longitudinal assessment she has made of the effect of participating in the National Citizen Service on the future outcomes of participants.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	66916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>In March 2017 we published an independent evaluation demonstrating that multiple positive impacts from National Citizen Service (NCS) were sustained two years after participation. Now that participants from previous NCS programmes are reaching adulthood we are exploring how to measure NCS’ impact on longer term outcomes, such as employment and health.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 14/03/2017 16:05:58 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

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

687141

registered interest
date	08/02/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
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 Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to repeal section 1 of the Employment of Women, Young Persons and Children Act 1920 in so far as that provision applies to voluntary work by persons under the age of 16 engaged in heritage railways, canal charities and similar undertakings.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Nicky Morgan
uin	63672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to repeal this legislation, but we are keeping the legislation under review. We appreciate the valuable work done by the organisations mentioned, and understand that young people may benefit from volunteering, but it is important that young people in employment, whether volunteers or paid employees, work safely in suitable environments.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson question first answered 20/02/2017 14:06:13 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes

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