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Written question asked by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 January 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 22 January 2016. It was answered by Rob Wilson (Conservative) on Thursday, 28 January 2016 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.


Voluntary Work: Young People

Question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what forecast he has made of the number of young people that will participate in the National Citizen Service in each year from 2015 to 2020.

Answer

Over 200,000 young people have benefitted from the National Citizen Service (NCS) since 2011. In 2014 57,789 young people took part. The figure for 2015 will be made available after an independent evaluation later this year.

The Prime Minister has announced the ambition to expand the programme to 60% of all 16 year olds by 2021 and this is the target we aim to deliver.

The funding for NCS was announced in the autumn statement and spending review. More than £1billion has been committed to the expansion of NCS in this parliament.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
23331
Session
2015-16
Related items
Voluntary Work: Young People
Thursday, 25 February 2016
Written questions
House of Commons
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Young people Voluntary work
Link
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