National Youth Strategy Debate
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Baroness Blackstone
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National Youth Strategy
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Baroness Twycross (Lab)
I congratulate the noble Lord on his daughter’s success in her career and wish her all the best for the future. We recognise the role that uniformed youth groups can play. That is why we are providing £1.2 million of transitional funding. We will publish criteria for future funding soon. We anticipate that these organisations will be eligible for our future funds. Like the noble Lord, we know how important the uniformed youth organisations are— and not just in an ethereal, theoretical sense. Up and down the country, the adults running some of these organisations are working with young people who need that trusted adult to take forward and mentor them.
Baroness Blackstone (Lab)
My Lords, what steps is the Minister’s department taking to encourage arts organisations and the creative industries to work with not just schools but youth organisations and FE colleges?