(1 month, 3 weeks ago)
Commons Chamber Patrick Hurley (Southport) (Lab)
    
        
    
    
    
    
    
        
        
        
            Patrick Hurley (Southport) (Lab) 
        
    
        
    
         Liz Twist (Blaydon and Consett) (Lab)
        
    
    
    
    
    
        
        
        
            Liz Twist (Blaydon and Consett) (Lab) 
        
    
        
    
         The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (James Murray)
        
    
    
    
    
    
        
        
        
            The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (James Murray) 
        
    
        
    
        In July, the Chancellor announced the better futures fund—the largest social outcomes partnership fund in the world—to break down barriers to opportunity for up to 200,000 vulnerable children and young people. The fund will boost pupil achievement, and could fund programmes to reduce reoffending or provide specialist workers for children struggling with exclusion, mental health or crime. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is responsible for the design and implementation of the fund, and it is engaging extensively with other Government Departments, the impact economy, civil society sectors and local government partners over the coming months.