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1702574

registered interest
date	19/04/2024
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	Youth Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what (1) consideration they have given, and (2) discussions they have had with key stakeholders, on setting sufficiency benchmarks for youth service provision.
tabling member printed	Baroness Garden of Frognal
uin	HL3976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>As set out in section 507B of the Education Act 1996, local authorities have a statutory duty to secure, so far as is reasonably practicable, sufficient provision of educational and recreational leisure-time activities for young people. This is funded from the local government settlement, which has been increased to £64 billion next year, with a further £500 million from central government dedicated to supporting children and adult social care in recognition of the pressures local authorities are facing.</p><p>In September 2023, DCMS published updated statutory guidance to support local authorities’ understanding of the existing duty and how to deliver it. Alongside this, DCMS funds a peer review programme for local authorities to learn from each other about the best approaches to youth service provision. We received positive feedback from the areas that have already taken part, and are supporting more areas this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 07/05/2024 12:27:40 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	3842 label Biography information for Baroness Garden of Frognal

1690999

registered interest
date	08/02/2024
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	Youth Services
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 improve access to youth services.
tabling member constituency	Bury South
tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
uin	901492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2024 answer text <p>Helping young people is one of my priorities. Our National Youth Guarantee ensures that by 2025 every young person in England will have access to regular clubs and activities, adventures away from home and volunteering opportunities. This is supported by over £500 million of investment in youth services. We have also worked with local authorities and youth sector organisations to update the statutory guidance for local authorities’ youth provision.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 22/02/2024 16:02:46 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1681609

registered interest
date	11/01/2024
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	Youth Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of (a) access to and (b) the location of youth services.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	9242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the vital role that youth services and activities play in improving the life chances and wellbeing of young people.</p><p>While local authorities are responsible for ensuring young people can access youth services, the Government has worked closely with local authorities to update statutory guidance to support this delivery. The Government additionally provides significant funding to support youth services, with over £1.1 billion provided to the youth sector from DCMS In England between 2015 and 2021.</p><p>Furthermore, over this Spending Review Period, DCMS is investing over £500 million in youth services to deliver the National Youth Guarantee, a government commitment that by 2025, every young person will have access to regular clubs and activities, adventures away from home and opportunities to volunteer. This includes a significant number of interventions. For example, the Youth Investment Fund is delivering grants to build, renovate and expand youth centres, and the Million Hours Fund has created more than a million hours of youth activities in antisocial behaviour hotspots.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/01/2024 09:24:38 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1681116

registered interest
date	10/01/2024
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	Youth Services
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 has made an estimate of the number of youth practitioners with youth work training that are required to ensure adequate provision of youth services by local authorities under Section 507B of the Education Act 1996.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	9037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>Local authorities have a statutory duty to secure, so far as is reasonably practicable, sufficient provision of educational and recreational leisure-time activities for young people. The appropriate number of trained youth practitioners required for local authorities to meet this duty will depend on the area and the needs of the young people in that area. It is for each local authority to decide what is sufficient provision.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/01/2024 09:16:21 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1665814

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Youth Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has for the long-term role of Youth Hubs in society; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	203289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>We are fully committed to the delivery of Youth Hubs, which are an integral part of our wider DWP Youth Offer. Youth Hubs bring together Work Coach employment support and place-based services from local partnerships to help young people into work.</p><p> </p><p>The Spring Budget 2023 committed to the extension of the Youth Offer until 2028, with funding beyond 2024/2025 to be determined by a future spending review. We published Youth Hub funding details in <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-06-19/190112" target="_blank">PQ 190112</a>. Alongside this, we recently expanded eligibility for the Youth Offer allowing more young people on Universal Credit to see a Work Coach in a Youth Hub, receive intensive support at the start of their claim or to benefit from the expertise of our Youth Employability Coaches.</p><p>The Youth Offer, including Youth Hubs, is subject to a Process Evaluation. Early emerging findings are being shared internally and will inform any improvements or future changes to the Youth Offer policy. The process evaluation will continue until Spring 2024. We aim to publish the findings once complete.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 25/10/2023 15:34:56 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1644926

registered interest
date	08/06/2023
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	Youth Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to support the provision of youth services.
tabling member constituency	Waveney
tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
uin	905435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2023 answer text <p>This Government knows the importance of youth services.</p><p>We have guaranteed that by 2025, every young person in England will have access to regular clubs and activities, adventures away from home and volunteering opportunities.</p><p>This is supported by over £500 million of investment in youth services.</p><p>The National Youth Guarantee has already supported over 100,000 young people to develop skills for life and work and support their mental and physical wellbeing.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/06/2023 10:56:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1625117

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
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	Youth Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps her Department has taken to improve the provision of youth services in (a) York and (b) the UK.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	183475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>As set out in section 507B of the Education Act 1996, Local Authorities have a statutory duty to ‘secure, so far as is reasonably practicable, sufficient provision of educational and recreational leisure-time activities for young people’. This is funded from the Local Government settlement, the majority of which is un-ringfenced, allowing local authorities to spend on services according to local priorities, including on youth services. The settlement is anticipated to be almost £60 billion this year (FY 23/24) for councils in England - a 9% increase on the previous year.</p><p>In England the government recognises the vital role that youth services and activities play in improving the life chances and wellbeing of young people.The government has committed to a National Youth Guarantee: that by 2025, every young person will have access to regular clubs and activities, adventures away from home and opportunities to volunteer. This is supported by a three-year investment of over £500 million in youth services, reflecting young people's priorities and addressing the inconsistencies in national youth spending with a firm focus on levelling up.</p><p>Young people in York will benefit from elements of the National Youth Guarantee, for example, a year-round National Citizen Service programme; increased access to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award; expanded uniformed youth groups and volunteering opportunities through the #iwill Fund.</p><p>The devolved administrations of Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland are responsible for their own youth services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 09/05/2023 07:46:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1605676

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
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	Youth Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she had with Cabinet colleagues on increasing the level of youth service provision in formulating the Budget 2023.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	169502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The government recognises the vital role that youth services and activities play in improving the life chances and wellbeing of young people and has committed to a National Youth Guarantee: that by 2025, every young person will have access to regular clubs and activities, adventures away from home and opportunities to volunteer. This is supported by a three-year investment of over £500 million in youth services.</p><p>Local Authorities have a statutory duty to allocate funding to youth services in line with local need. This is funded from the Local Government settlement, which is anticipated to be almost £60 billion next year (FY 23/24). DCMS is committed to working with Youth Sector organisations and Local Authorities to complete the review of the Local Authority Statutory Duty Guidance for Youth Services.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 27/03/2023 16:01:19 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1587389

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
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	Youth Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a statutory youth service; and if she will take steps to establish that service.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	148705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <p>As set out in section 507B of the Education Act 1996, Local Authorities have a statutory duty to “secure, so far as is reasonably practicable, sufficient provision of educational and recreational leisure-time activities for young people”. Local authorities are required by section 507B(12) to have regard to the statutory guidance when exercising the functions in relation to the statutory duty.</p><p>DCMS is committed to completing the review of the guidance underpinning the Local Authority Statutory Duty for Youth Services, previously paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The results will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 28/02/2023 14:21:03 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1587393

registered interest
date	20/02/2023
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	Youth Services
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 has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on joint (a) working and (b) funding for youth services to help tackle young people being caught up in crime.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	148706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <p>DCMS engages with the Home Office on the role universal youth services play in helping to reduce the risk factors associated with involvement in youth crime.</p><p>The government is investing over £500m in youth services over the next 3 years to deliver the National Youth Guarantee, which states that by 2025 every young person will have access to regular out of school activities, adventures away from home and opportunities to volunteer.</p><p>Arts Council England's 2023-26 national portfolio will see a 20% increase in organisations delivering creative and cultural activity for children and young people. This includes organisations which focus on working with young people at risk of becoming involved in crime, and those in young offenders institutions.</p><p>In addition, the government has made a £200 million investment over 10 years via the Youth Endowment Fund, to test what works in preventing young people from becoming involved in violence.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 148732 question first answered 28/02/2023 14:22:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell