Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Luciana Berger Excerpts
Wednesday 13th June 2012

(12 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Nick Hurd Portrait Mr Hurd
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Independent research has shown that more than 8,000 teenagers committed almost 250,000 hours of service to their communities last year, that the customer satisfaction rating among the teenagers who took part was 93%, and that the benefit-cost ratio was 2:1. That was a good start and I encourage all colleagues of all parties to get involved with the NCS in their constituencies this summer. It is a fantastic opportunity for their young constituents.

Luciana Berger Portrait Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree) (Lab/Co-op)
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T3. The Government came to power promising a bonfire of the quangos. Will the Minister confirm, however, that the Health and Social Care Act 2012 creates more quangos than the Public Bodies Act 2011 abolished?

Lord Maude of Horsham Portrait Mr Maude
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No, Sir.