Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will establish a universal youth service with ring-fenced funding from central government.

There is a statutory duty which requires that local authorities secure, as far as is practicable, sufficient services and activities to improve the wellbeing of young people.

It is for local authorities to decide how to secure services that meet the needs of young people in their communities from available resources. The Cabinet Office is working to offer practical support to the youth sector within this context through the Delivering Differently for Young People programme, National Citizen Service and other social action opportunities for young people.