HC Deb 08 February 1999 vol 325 cc37-8W
Mr. Keith Simpson

To ask the Prime Minister if he will list(a) the number of meetings of, (b) the membership of, (c) the budget of and (d) the issues addressed so far by, the Social Exclusion Unit. [69574]

The Prime Minister

The Social Exclusion Unit was established in December 1997. It currently consists of 29 permanent, seconded and temporary staff from a wide range of backgrounds inside and outside the Civil Service.

Members of the Unit meet frequently with Ministers, officials from other departments, and people with a wide range of experience from outside Government.

To date, the Unit has completed projects on:

  • Truancy and School Exclusion (report published May 1998)
  • Rough Sleeping (report published July 1998)
  • Neighbourhood Renewal (report published September 1998).

The Unit is currently working on: Further policy formulation on the problems facing poor neighbourhoods, leading to the publication of a new national strategy on neighbourhood renewal to be unveiled in the year 2000. Reports to me on Teenage Parenthood and 16–18 year olds not in education, training and/or employment.

The Unit's total budget for 1998–99 is £822,917.

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