Youth Provision: Universal and Targeted Support Debate
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Adam Jogee
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Youth Provision: Universal and Targeted Support
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Harpreet Uppal
I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend, and I hope we can work together on that issue in the future.
Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme) (Lab)
It is obviously a pleasure to follow my near neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Erdington (Paulette Hamilton). Politics is about choices, and it is no surprise that not a single Conservative Back Bencher is here to listen or contribute to the debate. With that in mind, will my hon. Friend the Member for Huddersfield join me in calling on Conservative-run Staffordshire county council to pull its finger out and make sure that young constituents in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Kidsgrove and across the county get the youth services they need and deserve?
Harpreet Uppal
I support my hon. Friend’s call, and it is disappointing that we do not have any Members from the official Opposition present.
Research shows that, for every £1 invested in youth work, the return to the taxpayer is between £3.20 and £6.40. Additionally, for every £1 invested in child and adolescent mental health services, the return on investment is an estimated £2.85 in benefits to the individual and an additional £1.40 in savings to the Government.