Ministerial Correction
Wednesday 19 November 2008
Duchy of Lancaster
Volunteering (Young People)
Susan Kramer (Richmond Park) (LD): I should like to follow up on that comment. The Minister will know that many young people who will be graduating from school and university will be aware that they are not going to get work in this economic climate. What is he doing with the voluntary sector to step up volunteering opportunities for those young people, so that they are not disillusioned and can at least gain some experience and strengthen their CVs?
[Official Report, 12 November 2008, Vol. 482, c. 752.]
Letter of correction from Kevin Brennan:
An error has been identified in the oral response given to the hon. Member for Richmond Park (Susan Kramer) on 12 November 2008. The exchange was as follows:
Susan Kramer (Richmond Park) (LD): I should like to follow up on that comment. The Minister will know that many young people who will be graduating from school and university will be aware that they are not going to get work in this economic climate. What is he doing with the voluntary sector to step up volunteering opportunities for those young people, so that they are not disillusioned and can at least gain some experience and strengthen their CVs?
Kevin Brennan: I would recommend volunteering as an option for people leaving university who are not immediately moving into work. As I have said, the investment that the Government are making in v, which has already been matched with more than £33 million from the private sector, with more to come, I understand, in an announcement in December, will play a big role in getting young people into those volunteering opportunities. As I have said, v has already identified more than 750,000 opportunities for young people.
The correct figure for the matched investment in v from the private sector is £32 million.
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