Written question asked by Nigel Griffiths (Labour) on Thursday, 9 March 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 March 2000. It was answered by Malcolm Wicks (Labour) on Thursday, 23 March 2000 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, What measures he is taking to improve the quality of youth support services. (Failed OPQ). - Includes ref to "Connexions: The best start in life for every young person" in Library.

Answer: Mr. Nigel Griffiths: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what measures he is taking to improve the quality of youth support services. [114634] Mr. Wicks: We set out our strategy for supporting young people in our document "Connexions: The best start in life for every young person" on 3 February. At the heart of our strategy is a new Connexions service which will provide a radical new approach to guiding and supporting all young people through their teenage years. We also intend involving young people and a wide range of partners in developing and implementing the service which will be phased in over two to three years. The new service will build on the best practice of multi-agency working and will have a quality framework which will have two main elements: target setting and benchmarking; and audit and inspection.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 346 c650W;346 c648W; 114634
Session: 1999-00
Question not reached: Yes
Subjects: Cooperation Inspections Standards Young people Youth services Youth Support Service