{"value":{"id":1830786,"askingMemberId":5096,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-09-01T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-09-03T00:00:00","uin":"74003","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has made on the development of a national youth strategy; what discussions she has had with youth sector organisations on its design; and how she plans to ensure that young people are involved in all stages of the strategy's (a) development and (b) implementation.","answeringBodyId":217,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Culture, Media and Sport","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4607,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-09-09T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>We are co-producing the National Youth Strategy in partnership with young people and cross-sector experts to set out a new long-term vision for young people and an action plan for delivering this.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We have set up a Youth Advisory Group and an Expert Advisory Group to provide expertise, challenge and a range of perspectives throughout our development of the strategy. DCMS has engaged with over 20,000 young people through a national survey, roundtables, in-person and online focus groups, and ‘hacks’ across England. We have also engaged with over 1,400 practitioners from a range of sectors including youth, arts, sports, culture and civil society to understand the current needs and priority areas for improvement.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We will publish the National Youth Strategy in the autumn. We are working closely across government and with young people and the youth sector on the first steps of delivery.</p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Young People","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1830786","method":"GET"}]}