To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what his policy is on the inclusion of material promoting European citizenship in the European Communities Youth in Action programme; and if he will make a statement. (133075)

Promotion of European citizenship is a general objective of the Youth in Action Programme and is fulfilled by participants engaging in the programme’s activities. In England, Citizenship Education has been a statutory subject in the secondary school curriculum since 2002. As part of Citizenship Education, pupils are expected to understand the United Kingdom’s relations in Europe, including with the European Union.