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 were involved in the Summer 2009 fellowship operated by his Department's Youth of Today programme; what the cost of each fellowship was; what was required of each fellow; and whether he plans to publish an assessment of the effectiveness of the programme.

Answer: 165 young people attended the TYOT Fellowship summer residential. An additional 111 young people will be participating in the Fellowship local groups, along with those that participated in the residential, over the course of the next year. The cost of delivering this years fellowship is £617,111.The requirements for the Fellows are to develop as young leaders within their community; take action through a programme of local group activity; influence others to make positive change locally, nationally and globally; and to complete 1,000 Positive Actions by the end of their Fellowship experience.The effectiveness of the programme will be assessed through an external evaluation of The Youth of Today programme.

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