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

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the implementation of the concept of the Big Society is still part of their programme, and if so, which initiatives remain and where departmental and ministerial responsibility now lies.

The Big Society programme remains a key manifesto commitment of the government and is a responsibility of all departments.

The government’s vision is to have a more engaged nation where we take greater responsibility for ourselves and for our neighbours.

Programmes such as the National Citizen Service are helping to build a more responsible and more engaged society along with programmes such as Community Organisers, which is bringing local people together to take action on issues they care about. These are two examples of the current initiatives that are taking place.