§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what plans she has to allow the voluntary youth service sector more access to public funding. [23279]
§ Mr. PaiceThe Department has increased its grants to national voluntary youth organisations by 6 per cent. to £9.1 million for the next three years. This has allowed us to fund a larger number of programmes—nearly 70—which promote the personal and social education of young people.