§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will make a statement on the Positive Activities Programme; and what the level of funding will be made available for the programme in each year from 2003 to 2006. [185354]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisI have been asked to reply.
The Positive Activities for Young People (PAYP) programme was launched in spring 2003 offering diversionary activities aimed at young people most at risk of social exclusion, truancy and committing crime. The programme is being delivered across England from May 2003 to March 2006.
In 2003–04 PAYP funding of £25 million was provided by the Department for Education and Skills, the Big Lottery Fund and the Home Office to deliver a minimum of 22,000 full-time places during all school holiday periods. In addition to the activities, one-to-one support was made available for the most "at risk" young people. Baselines for 2004–05 and 2005–06 have yet to be finalised following this year's Spending Review.
§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many young people participated in the Positive Activities Programme in 2003. [185355]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisI have been asked to reply.
The Positive Activities for Young People (PAYP) programme was launched in spring 2003. At least 75,000 young people participated in PAYP activities during the summer holidays of 2003 with approximately another 40,000 taking part during the October half term and Christmas holidays.
§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list the local education authorities which participated in the Positive Activities Programme in(a) 2003–04 and (b) 2004–05. [185356]
§ Mr. Ivan LewisI have been asked to reply.
The Positive Activities for Young People (PAYP) programme is a cross-government programme which is administered by the Department for Education and Skills. Responsibility for managing programme delivery in each region is devolved to the nine regional government offices. Delivery plans prepared by each of the regional government offices show that the Positive Activities for Young People programme has operated in every local education authority area in both 2003–04 and 2004–05