§ David TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what assessment has been made of the success of the National Foundation of Youth Music in increasing the participation of young people from low-income families in its activities. [71926]
§ Dr. HowellsYouth Music has established 19 Youth Music Action Zones in the most deprived areas of the country, and its programmes have already reached over 270,000 young people.
All Youth Music programmes are evaluated. Youth Music's ongoing programme of Youth Music Action Zones (YMAZ) began in August 2000 and an interim evaluation of each of the zones was carried out from December 2001 to April 2002.