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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe youth obligation programme is now being fully rolled out and looks at 18 to 24-year-olds making a new claim on universal credit. We had an internal evaluation report in April…07 Oct 2019HANSARDUniversal Credit: Reporting Childcare CostsToday the Universal Credit (Childcare Costs and Minimum Income Floor) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 will be laid, as well as the equivalent Northern Ireland regulations. Universal…09 Sept 2019HANSARDJobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013I will, later today, lay a draft remedial order to amend the Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013, along with the Government statement, setting out our response to the…05 Sept 2019HANSARD Youth ServicesIt is vital that our young people have an opportunity to be involved in the NCS, but it is also vital that we have other interventions. I do not see this as a case of one or the…24 Jul 2019HANSARD Youth ServicesI thank the hon. Gentleman, who I know is passionate about this area and absolutely doing all the right work to promote the positives available for our young people. It is…24 Jul 2019HANSARD Youth ServicesI agree. A concerted effort for our young people through long-term funding is the way forward. Salami-slicing is not helpful in this situation. I am sure that my officials will…24 Jul 2019HANSARD Youth ServicesIn my experience in this role, I have found brilliant projects ready to roll, and I like to think that we will have no problem finding the right interventions this summer, but I…24 Jul 2019HANSARD Youth ServicesWith the leave of the House, I will close this debate for the Government, and it is a pleasure to do so. I thank hon. Members for such a passionate and informed debate. Let me…24 Jul 2019HANSARD Youth ServicesI will come to that joined-up approach shortly, because it is absolutely key. We must ensure that young people are able to have a say in the policies that affect them. I have…24 Jul 2019HANSARD Youth ServicesI will take an intervention from the hon. Member for Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough (Gill Furniss) first, because she looks frustrated.24 Jul 2019HANSARD Youth ServicesThe hon. Gentleman is right. If we intervene once a young person is in the criminal justice system, we are in some ways intervening far too late. That does not mean that there…24 Jul 2019HANSARD Youth ServicesI beg to move, That this House has considered the role and sufficiency of youth services. The Government have called this debate today as a response to the publication of the…24 Jul 2019HANSARD Youth ServicesI will take an intervention from the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant), and then I will try to limit the interventions I take, because I want to hear from other Members.24 Jul 2019HANSARD Youth ServicesI know the importance of youth work interventions in my hon. Friend’s community and town, which can be seen in the football club, the charity movement and in terms of prevention.…24 Jul 2019HANSARD Youth ServicesI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that. The loss of one young life on our streets is one too many. When we are making decisions about local services, it is important that…24 Jul 2019HANSARD Youth Servicesindicated assent .24 Jul 2019HANSARD Youth ServicesAbsolutely. A strong economy, working with communities and using all the tools we have—including, for example, social impact bonds and our dormant assets—to fund our local…24 Jul 2019HANSARD Youth ServicesI agree with the hon. Lady. It is far too easy in council chambers to overlook our young people, because we perhaps do not think about them when making difficult decisions. I have…24 Jul 2019HANSARD Lotteries RegulationWith permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement in relation to lotteries. The national lottery and society lotteries contribute around £2 billion a year to good…16 Jul 2019HANSARD Lotteries RegulationThis goes back to the prudent—I love that word—decisions that I believe I have made today. We had a huge response to the consultation, alongside the report from the Select…16 Jul 2019