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Citizenship

Volume 481: debated on Tuesday 28 October 2008

14. To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on how to expand initiatives on, and awareness of, citizenship among people between the ages of 16 and 30. (230383)

Earlier this year, the Government established an independent Youth Citizenship Commission, to examine what citizenship means to young people, and exploring ways to encourage them to be active citizens. It will report to the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Justice in spring 2009.