Written question asked by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Tuesday, 13 October 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 15 October 2009. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 October 2009 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Youth of Today Programme

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many young people have participated in his Department's Youth of Today programme (a) shadowing ministers, (b) as part of the fellowship programme, (c) shadowing local councillors, (d) as registered local role models since the programme's inception.

Answer: The information is as follows:"(a) Since the inception of the programme, no young person has shadowed a Minister. There are currently 22 opportunities to shadow Ministers arranged to take place in the coming months;""(b) 276 young people have participated in the Fellowship since the inception of the programme;""(c) 23 young people have participated in the local shadowing scheme since the inception of the programme;""(d) 15 young people have registered as local role models since the inception of the programme, a recruitment drive to select a further 50 role models will be launched shortly."

Secondary information