Oral Answers to Questions

Rehman Chishti Excerpts

Wednesday 4th September 2013 Commons Chamber

[Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (Con)]

8. What assessment he has made of the work of the National Citizen Service.

[Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con)]

9. What assessment he has made of the work of the National Citizen Service.

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[Mr Hurd]

I am delighted to say that we have managed to persuade the Administration in Northern Ireland to adopt a very successful pilot there, which we are delighted with. I am very happy to confirm that we are continuing to talk with the Scottish and Welsh Administrations to try to encourage them to work with us to structure some pilots to make the scheme available to young people across the United Kingdom.

[Rehman Chishti]

Will the Minister join me in congratulating all the young people who took part in the scheme in my constituency, which was delivered by the Medway Youth Trust? The scheme was completely filled this year and the trust wants to see it continue to grow next year.

[Mr Hurd]

I continue to be enormously impressed and proud of all NCS participants and how the experience raises their confidence and sense of what they can achieve. I would like to place on the record my thanks to all providers for the way in which they are delivering a very challenging programme so well and so consistently across the country.