Respect and Responsibility White Paper

HC Deb 08 April 2003 vol 403 c220W

Mrs. Brooke

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what consultation he has undertaken with young people on the White Paper, "Respect and Responsibility". [105885]

Mr. Bob Ainsworth

The White Paper "Respect and Responsibility", published on 12 March, takes account of views received from a variety of practitioners and members of the public up and down the country.

Young people are more likely to be the victims of antisocial behaviour than the perpetrators. We will continue to listen to their concerns as we take this agenda forward, in accordance with guidance to government departments issued in November 2001 "Learning to Listen: core principles for the involvement of children and young people".