HC Deb 08 January 2001 vol 360 cc405-6W
Mr. Coaker

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what estimate he has made of the number of youth clubs funded by local authorities in each of the last five years. [144003]

Mr. Wicks

My Department does not collect information on the number of youth clubs funded by local authorities. It is for local authorities to decide upon the level of their youth service provision in the light of local needs and priorities.