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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 24 Jul 2025
Young Futures Hubs

"The noble Baroness is definitely right. We have seen a reduction in spending on youth services of 73% since 2011, but that is a reason to be ambitious in the way that the Government are being with the Young Futures hubs. Good-quality youth provision has always been able to tackle …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 24 Jul 2025
Young Futures Hubs

"I hope the noble Viscount will look back at the responses that I gave, in considerably more detail than I will be able to do today, on a Question precisely about financial education about six weeks ago. The important point is that there are opportunities in the school curriculum already—in …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 24 Jul 2025
Young Futures Hubs

"The noble Baroness is absolutely right. In thinking about the partnerships and the existing provision on which Young Futures hubs will be built, the voluntary sector will have a really important role to play—as she says, quite often reaching the parts that the statutory sector cannot reach. It is precisely …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 24 Jul 2025
Young Futures Hubs

"The noble Lord is right that all the places that he talked about will have a role to play in supporting young people with mental health issues, who have had very difficult starts in their lives, helping to keep them out of crime. I hope I can reassure the noble …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 24 Jul 2025
Young Futures Hubs

"The right reverend Prelate is right, of course, that there will be different ways in which provision already exists and needs manifest themselves in different parts of the country. That is precisely why, in the development of not only the first early adopter hubs but the 50 hubs to be …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 24 Jul 2025
Young Futures Hubs

"I think the noble Baroness would agree that there are many common risk and protective factors that can underlay a range of poor outcomes for young people, including mental health challenges and the potential to go off the rails and into crime. That does not mean there is a causal …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 24 Jul 2025
Young Futures Hubs

"My noble friend deserves very great credit for the work that she has done in leading the way to the model of Young Futures hubs in the way she described. She is also right, of course, that to bring together the services that need to create and contribute to Young …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 24 Jul 2025
Young Futures Hubs

"My Lords, through improving support and intervening early, Young Futures hubs will help create opportunity for all and keep our streets safe. They will bring together vital local services in the community, ranging from well-being and mental health support to careers advice, on an open access and referral basis. Backed …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 07 Jul 2025
Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life

"As well as the announcements that we have made around the best start family service—which will, as I suggested, link in to libraries, for example, and other important local facilities—we were able to announce today that 2026 will be a National Year of Reading. There will be a whole range …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 07 Jul 2025
Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life

"As I was suggesting, in some of the initiatives we have focused on ensuring that, for example, the additional financial incentive for early years educators will start in the most disadvantaged areas, to make sure that the areas where children most need support are the areas where we are improving …..."
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