Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to uphold the commitment it made at the 9th Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting outlined in point 13 of the Final Communiqué to encourage the private sector to align its business goals with national development objectives and the youth development agenda.

This week the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport chaired the first meeting of the Inclusive Economy Partnership. This is a new initiative that brings together businesses, civil society and Government to address societal challenges including tackling youth unemployment.

Key Government youth programmes are also directly supported by the private sector: for example, National Citizen Service is supported by a range of business partners including EDF, Asos and Santander.