Oral QuestionScotland Office

What steps his Department is taking to strengthen the Union.

Tabled: 1 September 2020Answered: 9 September 2020

Asked by

Bob Blackman

ConservativeHarrow East

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Scotland

Answer from Hansard

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.