§ Dr. KumarTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what assessment she has made of the material produced by the(a) Children's Society's, Ask Us project and (b) Triangle and National Society for Protection of Cruelty to Children Two Way Street project concerning young people's communications skills and involvement in policy making. [16968]
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§ Mr. DenhamThe materials from these projects are an important contribution to our work to support Government Departments in implementing the principles in "Learning to Listen: Core Principles for the Involvement of Children and Young People". As "Learning to Listen" makes clear, Government Departments have made a commitment to provide more opportunities for all children and young people to get involved in the design and delivery of policies and services relevant to them. Making sure disabled and other children in need are effectively involved in this work is a key priority. The Ask Us and Two Way Street materials are being included in the resource index which will accompany the "Learning to Listen" guidance (which will shortly be available over the internet at www.cypu.gov.uk).
Yesterday I launched consultation on the Government's new strategy for children and young people, in our consultation document: "Building a Strategy for Children and Young People". I would welcome input from the projects in the consultation.
Both the "Building a Strategy" and the "Learning to Listen" documents are available in the Library.