§ Mr. HawkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what support his Department(a) is giving and (b) will give in future years to the schemes for young offenders run by the Army Cadet Force leadership as outreach. [33304]
§ Beverley Hughes[holding answer 4 February 2002]: The Youth Justice Board committed £60,000 to Outreach for 2000–01 and the Home Office £60,000 for 2001–02. This funding supports the project's personal development training for 12 to 14-year-olds who are considered to be at risk of involvement in crime or not properly engaged in formal education. It includes adventure pursuit activities and team building exercises in conjunction with the Army Cadet Force.
Further Home Office funding is being considered, subject to the outcome of a current independent evaluation of the project's progress.