National Youth Strategy

Baroness Morgan of Drefelin Excerpts

Thursday 23rd July 2026 Lords Chamber

Asked by

[Baroness Morgan of Drefelin]

To ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they have made regarding the implementation of the National Youth Strategy and associated funding programmes.

[The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office, and The Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Baroness Twycross) (Lab)]

Youth Matters: Your National Youth Strategy is a 10-year cross-government plan backed by over £500 million in DCMS funding. We are moving forward with delivering it. We are mobilising our enrichment expansion programme and have launched a delivery partner competition for the Youth Matters fund. Eight Young Futures hubs are operational, and we announced a £10 million match-funded investment in partnership with the King’s Trust to increase access to trusted adults for young people.

[Baroness Morgan of Drefelin (Lab)]

I thank the Minister for that Answer and the work that she and her department are doing in this important area. Can she reassure the House that the Government fully appreciate the value of funding for national youth organisations such as police and fire cadets, the Jewish Lads’ and Girls’ Brigade, Scouts, Guides and so on? They create the local opportunities for safe, evidence-based enrichment programmes that are led by trusted adults, particularly at a time of rising waiting lists for these activities, and they have a proven ability to deliver in disadvantaged and faith-based communities.