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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Jan 2018
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Written Question
Voluntary Work: Young People
Tuesday 25th July 2017

Asked by: Jess Phillips (Labour - Birmingham Yardley)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department plans to take to publicise the independent review of full-time social action by young people in order to maximise participation in evidence gathering.

Answered by Tracey Crouch

As the Review of Full Time Social Action by Young People is independent of government, evidence gathering is a matter for the Chair. A call for evidence will be launched shortly and the panel will also consult with key stakeholders, including young people.

Written Question
Youth Social Action Review
Friday 30th June 2017

Asked by: Jess Phillips (Labour - Birmingham Yardley)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether it is planned that the Youth Full-Time Social Action review will publish its findings and recommendations by October 2017.

Answered by Tracey Crouch

My predecessor as Minister for Civil Society appointed Steve Holliday as the Chair of the independent review of full-time social action by young people on 13 March 2017.

Progress with the review was delayed for six weeks due to Purdah, and we will agree a revised process and timetable with the Chair in the coming weeks. We anticipate that the review will be completed by December 2017.



Written Question
Youth Social Action Review
Friday 30th June 2017

Asked by: Jess Phillips (Labour - Birmingham Yardley)

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 8 March 2017 to Question 66308, what progress her Department has made on the Youth Full-Time Social Action review.

Answered by Tracey Crouch

My predecessor as Minister for Civil Society appointed Steve Holliday as the Chair of the independent review of full-time social action by young people on 13 March 2017.

Progress with the review was delayed for six weeks due to Purdah, and we will agree a revised process and timetable with the Chair in the coming weeks. We anticipate that the review will be completed by December 2017.