§ Mr. Fosterasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what account he takes of the numbers of young people who have exhausted their entitlements to training schemes when providing funds for the youth services.
§ Mr. William SheltonAs I indicated on 28 March in answer to a question from the hon. Member in assessing local authorities' spending needs for grant distribution purposes, account is taken of various social and economic factors. The provision of youth services is primarily the concern of local authorities and voluntary organisations, which will no doubt take into account the circumstances of their potential client groups.