Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 35985

Youth Services

Tabled: 5 March 2025

Answered: 12 March 2025

Question

Harpreet Uppal

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many local authorities have not fulfilled their statutory duty to provide recreational leisure-time activities for young people; and what steps the Government are taking to support those loca

Answer

Stephanie Peacock

The Government does not hold the data requested. Local authorities fund youth services from their Local Government Settlement in line with local need, and this was increased to more than £69 billion in 2025/26 - a 6.8% increase in cash terms compared to 2...

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