Lord Addington
Main Page: Lord Addington (Liberal Democrat - Excepted Hereditary)(2 days, 20 hours ago)
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Baroness Twycross (Lab)
I do not recognise the portrayal of the decision-making process that the noble Lord outlines. I remind him that when we came into power there was no youth strategy. This is part of our process of ensuring that every young person has a youth service that works for them. It is not to take away from what the NCS provided, but the world is very different now from the world in 2010. The youth strategy that we will deliver as a Labour Government will provide opportunities for all.
Lord Addington (LD)
My Lords, does the Minister agree that any youth strategy has to look at how it integrates into the voluntary sector of the general adult world? We assume that most young people will get slightly older. Will the Government make sure they have somewhere to go after they finish the youth strategy schemes?
Baroness Twycross (Lab)
The noble Lord makes a really interesting point, and I would be very happy to discuss it further with him next time we meet.